01.03.2023 | Tuesday Treks

It's cloudy and overcast here in the Carondelet Garden.  It is unseasonably warm here in South Saint Louis for the beginning of January.  Storms and rain last night has left puddles all around.  The heavenly moisture is needed to nourish the life that is sleeping underneath ground and is welcome.  Yet, I am looking forward to seeing some sunshine.

The seed catalogs are starting to arrive for Spring planning.  It's exciting to open them up and start dreaming about what plants are going to burst forth with their bounty this year.  We tried a lot last year.  Some successes.  Some failures.  All good learning experiences.  That's the best part of this gardening journey for me.  The learning experience has been such a joy.  I'm not naturally an outdoorsy person.  I'm pretty much an old introvert who could be happy reading a book with a cup of coffee all day.  I know that's not good for me, so I push myself to do things.  It's not always easy but it is necessary.  The funny part is I always feel better when I get out and work in the garden or go for a long walk or do a bit of exercise.  I always feel better, but I never want to do it.  Isn't that the way life is sometimes.  The things that are good for us and make us happy and healthy are often the hardest things for us to start doing.  

Today we are trekking out to the Missouri Botanical Garden to look around and get in a good walk.  It's good for the body and the soul to get out.  Nature gives us hope as we witness the circle of life around us.  The trees and plants may look dead and lifeless but there is so much going on just underneath the surface.  We just have to be patient and watch and wait.  Watch and wait and hope and pray.  Continue on with faith in the things unseen.  Faith.  Hope.  Love.  I'm trying to for all three.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.