For All The Small Creatures

Where have I been?

I have been among the Violets,

the Daphne, the Buddlea

and the Jasmines in their dormancy.

I have been calling in the nature spirits,

the elvin-folk, the flower-fairies.

I call strength each morning for landscaping

with the dog, frogs and lizards

being helpers in the healing of all of us here.

And monarch butterflies float around.

I wonder if an autumn crocus

will bloom through disturbed ground.

Weeks of garden care and clean-up there.

Saving plants and transplanting.

Planting another violet leaf lawn.

Golden bamboo waltzing.

Now I feel rejuvenated.

All the rocks are resting. And so will I.

Today it is done. At last.

Long Gabion bluestone walls 

have been installed

by a good team of earthworkers

who have dismantled and removed

all the timber retaining walls

in our cottage garden.

And I thank my strong helpers

and my willing friends who lent their strength.

Undoing

Re-building

Renewal

Faith and trust the beauty will come again.

In the spring there will be

a heart-shaped leaf lawn 

for all of us to picnic upon.

I will show you photos then...

I am most happy

to be back here writing a note to you.

Verses will come

with a good sleep in the lavender air...

I am grateful. I am content.

I care for all the nature everywhere.

Blessings for this day, this garden

this greening life in the hills.

These photos were taken yesterday

in my kitchen garden 

which blooms abundantly for butterflies and bees.