08.21.2024 | Ordinary Wednesday

We woke up to Fall in the Carondelet Garden.  It was 57-degrees outside this morning as the Garden Doodle and I went outside to check on things.  A beautiful day ahead with temperatures in the mid-70s and a mixture of sun and clouds.  A perfect day in South Saint Louis, especially for the month of August!

If you live in the City of Saint Louis, you know that little strip of land between the sidewalk and the street.  Here in the Carondelet Garden that was the only grass area left.  It was becoming a bit of a pain to bring out the lawn mower for what was a five-minute job at most.  This year we dug up the old Zoysia warm season lawn and replaced with a Missouri Native Pollinator Garden.  I think I'm really enjoying the result.  It is a bit of a folly but a good one.  The bees, butterflies and hummingbirds have all discovered this little patch and seem to be having such a good time.  Joy unceasing and full of glory!

All of those crazy ideas I have had over the years I now have the time to actually do some of them.  This is my time to put some soil and seeds in the ground and grow something.  I finally have the time and, for the time being, have the energy to feed and water, weed and putter.  I now have the time to be patient.  We can finally sit and enjoy a beautiful sunset since we are not rushing home in thick traffic as the sun goes down and we barely even notice.

It's mid-week in the latter part of August.  It does feel like Autumn, but we all know that is not the case.  Summer will return to our little neighborhood.  For now, we enjoy that second cup of coffee.  Listen to the BBC Radio 3 waiting for The Proms to begin.  It's a good day for a good day!  Be good and be kind to yourself and others as you journey about this Wednesday.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.