Sunshine on a cloudy day is what we have here… bright shining at foot level! We love this ground-cover that is now the same color as a yellow tulip next to it. Pink almond bushes are also in full bloom in the background.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

Nectarine, peach, apple, and pear blossoms decorate the Orchard Avenue now… young trees we look forward to watching grow up.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

This morning I got lost in the joy and flow of tending our garden, one of my self-care anchors. Today I am “grounding” myself. I won’t be driving to any appointments or to see my father. I will not care about schedules. I will simply sit and rest.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

It’s another cool wet morning here. Hyacinths are blooming in the Circle Garden, photographed above. We wait for our Gumdrop Alley to bloom…

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

We return today to the reminder that mother nature is a healer of our life’s traumas. So too must we remember to clean up our acts as best we can – figuratively and literally.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

Thanks again to the many friends and family who helped with their wedding gifts 2012 to purchase the plants for our MargFMac Front Loop border hedge. We selected these plants last weekend and Karl planted them over the last couple of days (Green Mountain Boxwood, Blue Prince and Princess Holly, and Capistrano Yellow Rhododendron). We are excited to have this border planted and to watch it grow.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

Karl and I shopped for hedge plants yesterday and made some decisions. We expect to plant rhododendron, mountain laurel, holly and boxwood. These plants will become an evergreen screen for the MargFMac Front Garden Loop sanctuary.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

“We weren’t promised a rose garden, were we?” My aunt and godmother shared during a phone call this week, in reference to the life challenges long-term illness brings to our relationships and marriages. It hasn’t been an easy road for many of us. This whirlygig (we assembled, hand-painted, and installed over the past week) shows an older couple still in-love. We’ll hope for this good fortune, we’ll actively work and play towards it and some healthy rose bushes.

Moving forward with a listening heart,
vision, inquiry, and action,
~ Mary

Click Here to see a listing of our entire Morning Report Collection