When a gardener plants a seed, she waters it with love, fertilizes it with hope, and tends it with care.
When the seed sprouts, the gardener is happy.
While the plant grows the gardener is filled with optimism.
When the plant pushes it’s first flower from the stem, the gardener is ecstatic.
Because there is nothing like seeing a seed grow into a beautiful flower and knowing that you are partially responsible for it’s beauty.
That first flower is a joy indeed.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Happy Weekend Jen! I love your pictures and I remember the joy of planting, watching, hoping and enjoying a seed. I have posted pics of our new yard and home if you would like to see.
ReplyDeleteSo, so true!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Every seed is a gift that keeps giving! Your photos are (as always) GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteI Love your pictures..I Love Sweet Peas....
ReplyDeleteHope you have great weather for your weekend...here on LI it is gorgeous today!
I Love your pictures..I Love Sweet Peas....
ReplyDeleteHope you have great weather for your weekend...here on LI it is gorgeous today!
Ah - so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt is an amazing thrill and we do get very engaged in the life and health of our gardens. Your post is a beautiful exposition on that thought. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Congrats on hour blogaversary...I'm adding you to my sidebar so I don forget to come over here! Lol
ReplyDeleteSo, so true, and what a beautful flower it is too! Does it ahve a lovely perfume? I need to plant some sweetpeas next year, the are one of the annual plants that are worth growing. Christina
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - each image more stunning than the last. Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo true Jen … when weather is fickle and doesn’t provide all that a garden needs, the flower is totally dependent on its caregiver. The first sweet pea unraveling is exciting because it IS a sign that all is growing well and soon the multicolored buds will infuse their pleasant aroma into your world. :)
ReplyDeleteWell said. Only another gardener would understand the joys of the process.
ReplyDeleteAre these sweet peas? So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
This is my first visit to your blog. I love your photographs. It won't be my last. Sandra
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful and sharp and wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to have found your blog. Thanks for finding mine first.
- Joy
I love your sweet peas. I didn't get any in this year (like a lot of things that didn't get in). I can completely relate to the thrill of seeing the first bloom. I did that with a scarlet pole bean that bloomed a couple of days ago.
ReplyDeleteCindy at Rosehaven Cottage
Said perfectly. That's the reason why I continue to plant from seed. There's nothing else so rewarding.
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