Wheelchair Gardener: Finally, a day in the sunshine!

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

Monday, January 18, 2010

Finally, a day in the sunshine!

It was great to be able to get outside in the sunshine today! I spent the afternoon cleaning up in the greenhouse.
Unfortunately, the greenhouse wasn't able to keep out some of the extreme cold that we recently experienced. I had to do a lot of cutting back and some pitching into the trash. I lost a lot of orchids, but maybe some will come back--we'll hang on to them to give a chance.
It looks a lot better in there now.
Ed raked out the flower beds and mulched it with the lawn mower. Next, he will top them off with fresh pinestraw.