Spending time in the Garden

My mission the past couple of weeks has been to prune back all the shrubs and trees in the yard... front and back. Wow, in doing so I have really opened up the yard. The front yard was first, pruned the lilac bushes, the snowball bush, and the dogwood. The yard looks so much tidier and bigger. It's like I grew a bigger yard.

Working on the backyard now. Got the cotoneasters and the lilac bush in the corner. Going to wait on the rose-of-sharon as it is in bloom and I don't want to cut those off. I'll prune it back once it is done blooming.

Today I am going to chip all the cuttings. Make some more mulch and get that laid out, it makes the flowerbeds look finished and highlights the plants as opposed to dirt/mud that pools and runs off in places. After yardwork today I will take some pictures and post them. Maybe I can find some before and after photos? And with that being said, time to head for the garden.

Serenity in the Garden

It hasn't happened very often, and not often enough. Last night I was in the backyard relaxing. Not reading, not talking, not even "thinking" or planning anything. I was listening, feeling, smelling, and seeing everything yet nothing. And then it happened I slipped into a total moment of NOW.. and found such peace and serenity. It was beautiful and I embraced it and wrapped my heart around the feeling of safe and contentment. For that moment was all that I was living in.. that moment. Then my mind drifted out of that moment. But I found it again. It was wonderful. I want to explore finding that peace once again.

Serenity in the Garden. Just thinking about that feeling of safe and peace.. brings me back to serenity. I have the ability to experience that.. once.. I can and will find it again. Have a wonderful, lovefilled, peaceful, safe day. Love, Me

Heading into Final Days of Summer

Spent some time reviewing what I got accomplished this summer so far. Wow, considering that I worked through the summer, took some time off for a trip to Amsterdam, and had some down time too. I feel like I got a lot accomplished. I have about ten days off that I don't have to work and so I am going to hit it really hard. Still have a huge list of things to do, but I also have to remember that I got a lot done or it starts to feel dismal. I am going to work hard in the yard this week and then post pictures of what I have gotten done so far this summer. Dana took the garden shed and the awning out of the back yard.. wow, that is going to be a huge piece of the mess out of my way so I can move forward with my plans for continuing on with the yard.

Finally chipped through the pile of cuttings and made a ton of mulch. Spread it in the side garden, it really makes it look "finished". This has motivated me to trim and chip some of the shrubs that are looking shabby and making the yard look cluttered and small. Hard pruned the white lilac bush in the front yard. Going to chip those up and then prune some more. Borrowing the extension saw from the garden center so that I can cut back the dead parts of the maple tree. Not sure what happened, but it will look much nicer to clean that up. Yard is coming along and I am very satisfied with the progress I have made this year.

Applied for a job and interviewed last week, hoping I get called in for a second interview.. and better yet get the job... would be great to have a decent paying job so I can cut back on my hours at my second job and also spend a bit more money on the house/ garden once I get caught up on bills. Praying for something.