03.22.2023 | Wednesday in Lent

The Hyacinths are lovely even on a wet Spring morning in March. What a beautiful sight to cheer the heart and please the eyes.  Nature never fails to impress!

I have so much to learn about gardening.  Honestly, I still have so much to learn... period!  I was the first person in my family to graduate from High School.  Then college and grad school and I thought I was a learned person.  Yet, the smartest people I've ever met were not necessarily the most educated.  They are the ones who kept their eyes and ears open and were aware.  The watched and listened more.  When they did speak, you needed to listen!  They had something profound to say.  I remember asking my dad for advice one time.  He stopped and looked at me.  "I'll give it to you if you want me to.  You may not like what I have to say." I didn't like what he had to say.  But it was always something I needed to hear.  

I am an old man who is trying not to be so set in his ways.  I'm still struggling to be aware and be reflective of the world around me.   I've learned so much from so many of my fellow gardeners who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences with an old man in Carondelet.  What a grace-filled world of gardeners.  

I am grateful to so many folks who have helped me along the way.  Those in the past and those in the present and future.  Thank you!  The words of the day for this Wednesday in Lent:  Thank you!  The write Anne Lamott once said her favorite prayers are:  Thanks!  Wow!  Help!  Thanks!  Wow!  Help!  Amen!