A beautiful, blue-sky kind of morning here in the Carondelet Garden this first Tuesday of October. The sunshine and heat have returned to South Saint Louis and that means early morning watering of container plants and my slowly growing, rehabbed lawn in the back yard. The work of a gardener never ends. Thank goodness for that!
In Autumn we think of things growing older and beginning the end of their life cycle. We see the leaves beginning to change. The last butterfly has left, and their beauty is missed. Yet, as I grow ever older, I realize that my best friend is reality. Not theology, or ideology, not what "should be" as much as "what is." I've come to believe that our Creator came to give us a truth that sets us free, not an authority that would do all of our homework for us. I've also come to believe that fixed somewhere between a simple, ordinary happiness and mystical ecstasy there is a sense of total, and utter, completeness that lives in a garden. A feeling that never really leaves me. A feeling that I get every time I go outside and experience the beauty of creation. I hope you get the opportunity to experience a bit of beauty on the Tuesday morning. A bit of grace on your journey. A little faith, a renewed hope and the gift of love is the answer to the problems we face. It is a bit simplistic, but there is a deep truth as well. Be good to yourself and kind to others you may meet along the way. That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.
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It's a summer-like day here in the Carondelet Garden with afternoon temperatures rising to near 90-degrees. The skies are blue with light, white clouds floating about. A gorgeous morning to begin the first week of October. Where did this year go? I blinked and September was gone.
October is my gardening new year. This is my time to take stock, plan, prepare and start again. It's an earthy time with the smells of mulch, worm castings and falling leaves sifting through the air like wood smoke. You know the firepit will be lit soon with long evenings filled with good wine and conversation. Welcome to October and the new year of gardening. Enjoy the daily, changing show of color and contrast as the days and nights begin their switching of places and the darkness lengthens and daylight decreases. It's a thoughtful time and a bit of a thin place. Heaven and earth are a bit closer during this time as we travel through toward All Hallow's Eve and All Souls and All Saints Days. It can be a bit melancholy at times, but memories and stories can lift us. I hope we can all get outside and enjoy the kaleidoscope that is Autumn in Saint Louis. Be good to yourself and kind as you travel along this Monday. That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden. |
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