Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Garden glimpses 2
A bit flashy, these flowers are the egomaniacs of our garden. Lurid orange creatures shouting "Look at us, we are beautiful!". And they are, but no one likes a show off. I miss the delicate unassuming flowers of England: snowdrops, crocuses, violets, london pride, forget me nots, snapdragons and bluebells. Flowers that know that mid-shin is plenty high enough, that there is secret power in making people bend over to admire you. But deep down I think you get what you deserve. I deserve these gaudy tropical idiots, outrageous bougainvillea, dizzying frangipani - I am too robust for delicate blossoms. In the other(imaginary / parallel) life, where I remained in England and was a spinster with a houseful of cats I almost certainly had a garden full of hollyhocks.
Waist high and mad with colour.
Holding on and letting go
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." said Rumi (apparently, I didn't check the source). I find this is particula...
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Dom enduring the hardships of hospital life. The nurse on the left places an ice pack on his forehead, the nurse on the right gets ready...
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Bird of Paradise A bit flashy, these flowers are the egomaniacs of our garden. Lurid orange creatures shouting "Look at us, we ar...
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This is my Gratitude Journal - every day I am supposed to write five things I am grateful for in order to remain focussed on life's po...