The Advent of Spring

  

  As days go......this was a pretty good one. The weather was very agreeable. Sunny blue sky's and a crisp spring breeze was in the air. The kind that makes you quicken just slightly. A day when you can no longer resist the urge to plant...plant....plant! Even when you know it is too early. And so, impatient as I know myself to be, I decide to jump start my new project, and start from seed. Lots of seed. Lots and lots and lots of seed. Iin no way, do things half measure. No, I must buy 20 packages of seeds from garlic chives to purple cone flowers. And of course, I must have them now! Tomorrow is my day off (from work, Greg and the world)and so the plan is to fill the mini little plastic greenhouses I bought and fill them with seed.

   My work day ended and I was out the door...my bird book (containing all the flowers I need) is right  beside me as I drive to Lowe's. Anxious (as usual when I am excited) my mind is rushing, spinning with all the wonderful things I knew I would find. I remind myself...slow down. Enjoy the drive. In this moment only. Be aware. For the journey is your life. The time we spend coming and going, coming and going........forever, coming and going, is a great big part of our lives.The main part of our lives. So again, I remind myself not to rush it away. Stay with it. Who knows what it will bring.

From the parking lot I could see them.....hundreds and hundreds of bright yellow and deep violet splashes of color. Rows and rows of beautiful, brilliant, hearty spring flowers. 

I look. I admire. I want. Then I move past them to the seed stand. But not before I spotted a rather sorry looking Bog Rosemary with lovely pale pink tight buds sprouting out of a compact evergreen shrub. The deal was too good. And this is a perennial! A better deal yet. I have always wanted violets. And there she was. Sitting pretty and tight, almost bursting from the pot. It too, at 75% off, was certainly something one could not just walk away from.

  I hardly care to admit my overindulgence with the seed packets. But as the project is a bird seed garden I need copious amounts of flowers just to get started. Funds are low......this year lower than usual. But I won't let that stop me.

  My heart was actually racing as I saw all the hundreds of seed packets. My favorite is Burpee brand. I couldn't resist the cucumbers...had to have the dill ( its great on cucumber sandwiches). Then the main staple of the garden, tomatoes. I finished off with garlic chives and green beans..Hmmm. Yummy. Cannot wait til harvest. See. There I go again. Rushing things.

I had a specific list for the flowers. These were vital to the garden as certain species contain hundreds and hundreds of seeds for the birds to eat. Zinnia's are another bird favorite. And their deep reds and picks will draw the butterflies too. Purple cone flowers and black-eyed Susan's will sway gracefully in the warm summer breezes. Bright pink and red cosmos with pretty fluted petals and Mammoth sunflowers with large yellow flowers just bursting with black and striped seeds, will fill out the garden quite nicely.

I'm energized! I anticipate tomorrow with delight. There I go again....leaving the moment. See how quickly that happens.

 On my way home, with my soil, seeds, plastic greenhouses and Jiffey Strips surrounding me, I'm happy......as a clam. Tomorrow would be a good day too.