gardens and flowers

i am slowing down, i have been slowing down a little more every week and listening more. deconstructing urban pace and relearning cyclical natural rhythms in my heart. i love that i work in a garden, i want to make time each day to take even if a small walk, i want to get to know many plants and notice their fruit and flower blooming cycles. it makes me really happy when people share amazing things about plants. today, a friend shared that she had noticed that the cannonball tree had just started to bloom and that it only blooms in the lower part of the tree. it's such a delicate flower with such an interesting shape. we tried to hold fallen flowers as we walked back to the office and the petals would just gently fall. it reminded me of the pull of nature to close cycles, to be close to the ground to decompose and give life again. when i let go, i allow the universe to have a new beginning. i am the ground, the soil, the petal, the flower, the tree, we are all interconnected. i am you, animal, plant, mineral, water, air, soil, fire, sky, sun and moon.

i want to learn more, reclaim my forgotten journal. I remember when i dreamt of working with plants and when that seemed a far away dream, now i am beginning that path. it's incredible to see life unfold at the perfect time, when i surrender and i give my all without expectations and attachments. i have to remind myself that i am perfect the way i am and in that same way with the sincerity of my heart i will accomplish any and all my dreams. i want to start a learning journal about plants, draw and write observations, poems and inspirations. I am grateful to be able to work in a place where people care about their environment, about plants and where it's easy to hear someone that is really excited about gardening. i am happy to be in an environment where i can keep pushing my curiosity to learn new things and deepen my understanding of the natural world.

i have also seen birds at the garden, great egrets, ibis, hawks and cardinals. i am excited to begin sharing more about plants at the garden with you and to share my inner journey as i dig into the soil of gardens, flowers and plants.