Wheelchair Gardener: Daylilies today

Inspiration

We do not remember days...

We remember moments.

(Cesare Pavese)

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"An hour in the garden puts life's problems into perspective."

Some say I am confined to wheelchairBut I don’t think they know

That though my body is affected I still am on the go.

I go to visit those I love

And walk to market place;

I tread the woods until it rains

And then the rainbow trace.

Of course my body cannot always go

For it’s been restricted for days,

But who would say paralysis confines

A soul and mind that dreams and prays?

Although my body sometimes lets me down

Through days of darkest night,

My spirit soars on wings of prayer

And moves with speed of light.

In dreams and prayer I visit those I love;

Great is the gift of prayer;

And when my thoughts are beamed toward you

You’ll sense my presence there.

-Borrowed

Friday, May 8, 2009

Daylilies today

My daylilies are struggling-- they prefer a drier soil than what they are getting. Ed has the watering system sprinkling every morning and he starts it while it's still dark. Most of the yard does well on this routine, but daylilies and roses don't. They suffer from rust and blackspot. Oh well, I guess I have to take a little of the bad with the good!

Here is a cane orchid - Dendrobium