Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Little Green Things Heal


Comfrey
Amazing healing herb

Once you plant seeds in the garden, you walk around every day scrutinizing every green thing that pushes up from the earth.
I've been doing this for the past 3-4 weeks. Today, it seems I can finally differentiate seedlings from weeds, grass and wiley Creeping Charley. The potatoes are popping up, the broccoli, collards, turnips, carrots and beets are showing themselves to be just a little taller than their invasive neighbors that I am now gleefully stripping away. The thinning process has begun!

I had this feeling today in the sun, as I took two large loads of laundry off the line (and realized I wan't internally grumbling about it), that regardless of the little stressors in our current life, here is where I want to be. Here is where I've wanted to be for a long, long time. Things feel right. I'm at peace.

And it feels really good.

2 comments:

Shannon said...

What a perfect post. I had that exact same moment last night while hanging the fifth load of laundry for the day. (I leave it overnight if it's not going to rain :)). It was a rough couple of days with a sick baby A, hence the 5 loads of laundry. But being out there last night after the boys were asleep just reminded me why I love the good life so much.

Mo said...

How lovely MLMW! I get moments like this too, not often enough, but still, I am glad that I get them at all. It's a wonderful thing :)