05.01.2023 | May Day in Paschaltide

This old gardener can always think of a good reason to head outside and wander about the Carondelet Garden.  It's a fact of life that I can start a ten-minute project and still be at it two hours later.  Just another day in the life of a gardener.  

The Irises have blossomed seemingly overnight and look so lovely against the staircase in the flower garden.  I love the extravagance of Iris blooms.  So many varieties that thrill and excite the senses.  It seems that once gardening put its little tendrils into my fragrant, leafy soul there is comfort and beauty everywhere I look.  What a wonderful time of my life to have the time to actually enjoy this simple, ordinary life.

I think the amazing artist Camille Pissarro sums it up, "Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where others see nothing."  Gardeners have that gift to see the beauty where others see nothing.  My prayer is to take the time to always see the beauty of the Creator's gifts in all forms.  God is present in the tiniest bud and the most extravagant Iris display.  God loves us, just the way we are, right now.  Amen.