603. January is the quietest month in the garden…but just because it looks quiet doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. ~Rosalie Muller Wright

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Mother Nature sleeps now,
All the earth is bare;
Deep in the ground
She guards her treasures rare.
~Excerpt from poem
by Margaret Morgan

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My garden is all put to bed for the winter.
Faded and dead are its brightly-colored blossoms,
Its green leaves decayed and fell to the ground.
But deep in the dark soil the dry bulbs
And the delicate rootlets are sleeping;
While the leaves make a blanket above them.
They sleep and they wait for the spring’s
First call to awakening life.
Sometimes when dark days are burdened:
When my hands are wearied with working;
I wish that some kindly gardener
Would cover me warm and leave me to rest
Like the roots and bulbs in my garden–
To sleep and grow strong like the flowers
For another season of blooming.
~Edited and adapted poem
by Dorothy Whitehead Hough

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. ~Proverbs 24:3-5   ✝

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30 thoughts on “603. January is the quietest month in the garden…but just because it looks quiet doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. ~Rosalie Muller Wright”

    • Thanks, Gigi. But it’s still a little rough yet. The doc did inject some cortisone in my knee today and upped how often I can take the pain med. So I’m hopeful tomorrow may be a better day. Thanks so much for checking in on me. Hugs, N ❤

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  7. a sleeping giant really–when we think of the explosion of color and growth which will be arriving in just a few short months—a good reminder on the cold gray days of January that very big things are just around the corner!!!
    Happy daydreaming of days to come Natalie—you recouping with your new knee out under a deep blue sky, the cool fresh deep green grass underfoot as the buzz of a new seasons bustle of honey bees is set about pollinating your gorgeous garden. . .
    love to you–Julie

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  11. Once more I come to this space you share with the world and as I enter in I am met with the most precious and beautiful sense of calm and peace. i love the words you share here. YOU are my priceless, treasured friend and you are so loved. Forever in my heart space you are and forever lifted in the healing hands. ~Matthew

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    • And once more when you come into my space, you bless my soul with love and assauge my fears with hope. Your lovely words of blessing brought sweet tears as I finish my day, held in your precious presence and thoughts. Hugs, hugs, and more hugs, N ❤ ❤ ❤

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  15. This is a perfect post for this time of year! The picture is so pretty and inspiring..it gave me the incentive to rearrange my winter seedling area….just what I needed to pull me out of the post holiday slumps! The quote is wonderful too. thank you !!

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