Today was a beautiful day. A high of around 76 degrees, sunny and not a cloud to be found. It was definitely a chance to get out and to go visit mother. While she’s always around the house, sometimes its nice to go see her at her place.
Oh, not the woman that gave birth to me, I’m talking about Mother Nature.
All around in the seclusion of rural living there are places to go and visit with Mother. Take into consideration that you can open any window and experience her in the beautiful sky, a tree or plant, even the laughter of a child or the song of a bird.
Today’s excursion was to collect some wild blue phlox and hopefully to make it a permanent part of the landscape here on the homestead. Along the way I discovered a beauty that I had never seen before. It looks like a lotus, or a water lily. Almost completely green, petals that look like leaves, but with animal like markings on them. The only color out of the scale of greens, is a deep purple on the the center part (technical term omitted intentionally). All this on a road with a spillway and nothing but nature around.
Today, our gardens have a blue hue they were lacking, and the fragrance of some 40 blooms. A small touch of beauty for when I next visit mother at home.
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Hello Michael:
I wanted to congratulate you on your wonderful and inspirational podcast with Brenda Haas of BG_garden.com and our lovely host of #gardenchat. Your energy, drive and passion for sharing on all things healthy in the garden is truly a joy. I wish you and your partner all the best in building your new Homestead. Best Wishes and I look forward to growing with you in the virtual garden. Annie
Thanks Annie, I appreciate your kind words and I look forward to getting my Moo Poo Tea so I can tell the world about your magical tea bags!
Fondly,
Michael