Clouds scudded across the sky this morning. Very little rain fell today, but more is predicted over the next few days. I spent the morning indoors, editing, and part of the afternoon in the garden. The blueberry bushes are fiery red. Soon there will be more red on the ground than on the bushes.
Tiny mushrooms are growing in the grass, many of them dotted around the lawn. How cute they are. I clipped away the grass surrounding them so I could take a proper photo. That inspired me to look for other small details in the garden.
Water droplets on a Lady's Mantle (alchemilla mollis) leaf.
Center of a Rudbeckia. Just a few yellow blooms remain.
A single bee hung around the Guara. I wonder why this one is still out collecting pollen when there are no others to be seen.
Mint is indomitable. We put up a small greenhouse in the spring. For the base, my husband used square concrete pads along with some old marble pieces from a fireplace. It's a lovely floor - easy to hose clean. But mint is springing up between the cracks. I don't really mind as it fills the greenhouse with a lovely fragrance on warm days. But I am going to have to get very stern with it for I don't need it taking over the entire place.
I don't think the invasive European Wall Lizards like the mint and stay out of the greenhouse. A reason to encourage its growth. These lizards have no natural predators and were introduced when someone who had a small zoo released them into the wild. They are becoming a plague.
A sample of what I clipped today to make a small bouquet for the house.
I recently saw a clip from a Doctor Who episode where he brought Vincent Van Gogh to the Musée d'Orsay where Van Gogh's works are displayed. The artist sold only one painting during his lifetime, and in this imaginary visit to the museum, he is in disbelief to see his works lining the walls. It's a touching episode. Van Gogh continued painting for as long as he lived, not knowing that his works would one day be so popular.
I've been thinking of his words, "It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning." In all of our chasing novelty and the latest thing, perhaps taking a few moments to consider small details of nature, of home, of our loved ones, will give us greater satisfaction.
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