Gardeners are artists,
their brushes a tiny seed,
an ever changing picture emerges from their deed.
~Author Unknown
Watching hands transplanting,
Turning and tamping,
Lifting the young plants with two fingers,
Sifting in a palm-full of fresh loam,–
One swift movement,–
Then plumping in the bunched roots,
A single twist of the thumbs, a tamping and turning,
All in one, quick on the wooden bench,
A shaking down, while the stem stays straight,
Once, twice, and a faint third thump,–
Into the flat-box it goes,
Ready for the long days under the sloped glass:
The sun warming the fine loam,
The young horns winding and unwinding,
Creaking their thin spines,
The underleaves, the smallest buds
Breaking into nakedness,
The blossoms extending
Out into the sweet air,
The whole flower extending outward,
Stretching and reaching.
~Theodore Roethke
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. ~Colossians 2 ✝
Amen.
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Great post- I was gambling with a spade and a packet of seeds this afternoon. 🙂
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I pray they bring forth great fruit and/or beauty! 👍😊💟
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Beautiful quote, thought, and photo to start my Sunday morning. Thank you. I will “gamble” soon with flowers and vegetables for my garden.
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I’m so glad it got your day off to a good start❣
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Wünsche einen wunderschönen Sonntag sehr Indersand lieber Gruß Gislinde
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Danke, Gislinde❣
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I ready to don my gloves this morning and grab my trusty spade and do some moving from pot to ground with a few azaleas and hydrangeas—-
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Yay! Can’t wait to see photos of the new “babies.” 😊💟
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Gardens are better than a gamble, they’re a sure bet for joy and connection! 🙂
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Agreed 100%👍❣
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I will watch you use the spade and not flip cards at the gardener! 🙂 hugs!
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Okey doke👍😊❤️
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