It is good to be outdoors in the sunshine, doing good work among plants. Gardens can be peaceful places of quiet and beauty. Wearing old, comfortable garb is one of the perks. You may rearrange pots and plants to create a new look in a familiar space. Creativity springs to life. Perhaps you'll be inspired to pull out paper and paints?
Forget the techno stress of the printer that no longer prints. Absorb beauty. Look skyward for soaring hawks. Listen to chirping crickets and woodpeckers. Watch squirrels dash about hiding nuts. Exhale stress. Inhale peace.
If you're the type who likes thrills and mysteries, gardening is what you want. There is the surprise skunk sauntering along the patio at dusk. There are deer tracks by missing blossoms. If you prefer a challenging workout, try digging up a stump with shovel and hatchet or cutting down a hillside of weeds gone wild. Build physical stamina and perseverance; gardeners are hearty folk after all.
In these autumn months, don't miss out on the joys of gardening: burying bulbs around the yard, trimming trees, and the like.
We are made in God's image. God was the original gardener. Let's follow his example, abide in him, and be fruitful this fall.
"And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed." Gen. 2:8
Beth,
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