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A simple PINK rose


Ruby RED cherries


PURPLE Sweet Peas in a lovely pink vase


Even more PURPLE Sweet Peas


Chartreuse Praying Mantis

Many of the gardening duties required a mightier strength than the girl who loved to garden possessed. She soon found that much of the work could only be done when her Honey was home. There were many other delightful things around her house that needed to be done. But alas ~ since the "Great Depression of 2008", she struggled to find delight in anything. However, she was learning that, in order to get things done, she truly had to force herself.

She busied herself by browsing through some of her very favorite gardening books...



She experimented with new paper for her art prints...



She toyed with the idea of FINALLY taking down her Easter decorations...



She even put on her trusty purple splashers...



and had a walk about her backyard. She thought it about time to have a gander at her little plum tree...



She found that, even without her daily acknowledgement, her little tree was capable of setting fruit...



The girl who loved to garden was ever so pleased to see that her Sweet Pea seedlings were coming right along...



and the few that were naturalized were in full bloom...



While walking about, the girl who loved to garden saw something white peeking out from under the tumble of overgrowth that was once her garden. Oh my, it was a lovely Calla Lily bloom, hidden just so...



What a glorious swirl of white ~ so much like cake icing! The girl remembered that, once upon a time, Calla Lilies were her most cherished flowers. When she married her Honey, she very much wanted to carry a bouquet of Callas, but unfortunately, they were out of season.

(Ooopsie, I think I went off topic for a moment with the girl's wedding).

So, where was I? Oh yes...the lovely white Calla bloom.

After a nice browse in the yard, the girl who loved to garden felt so much lighter ~ maybe even a bit giddy.

Could it be? Is it possible? Just maybe, the girl who loved to garden was finding that, even if by force, discovering the little pieces of heaven in her everyday life was a tonic for her broken heart.

Until Next Time:
Kim
Garden Painter Art

So....with a basket full of prayers and an awful lot of contemplation, the girl who loved to garden timidly gathered her basic gardening tools...



With ever so much sweat and labor ahead of her, she decided to start small. Sweet Peas would be in order...



As the girl who loved to garden had been indoors for over a year now, she discovered even the simple act of planting a small brown seed could be trying...breath-stealing even. She so wanted to adore her reacquaintance with the soil and shovel ~ why was she struggling so?

Kim
Garden Painter Art