12th March 2021
Lent is a time for reflection. One of the meditations in a book I have been reading refers to Brother Lawrence, a monk who realised he could worship God in everything he did - while he worked in the monastery kitchen. I can relate to that. This week one of my prayers has been fashioning some post caps from a branch of wood I cut off a tree in the garden.
Spring is still developing in my garden slowly. Each week I expect an abundance of colour, but I need to be patient. Easter is 3 weeks away. I am sure by the time of the Resurrection things will be very different. The daffodills are in full flow now.
The crocuses are just moving beyond their peak.
The
celendine are appearing, but will become more prominent this week. I
love the yellow and blue in my garden created by a carpet of
celandine, dandelions, forget me nots and bluebells. I look forward
in anticipation.
The forget-me-nots are just beginning to flower, as are the dandelions. I remember another meditation which concluded that you will never get rid of dandelions, so you should just love them! As well as being food for birds and insects dandelions are edible and used in cuisine around the world!
Hyacinths are popping up throughout the garden.
My ponds are also coming to life. As well as frogspawn, lily pads are appearing and the king cup leaves are rising out of the pond.
The forsythia is beginning to flower and should develop into a brilliant yellow display during the next week.
Let's look forward with hope.
Chris
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