quiet gardening

pretty bougainvillea blossoms with yew trimmings.

LOTS of trimmings.
part of my job as gardener at this property, is to make sure everything outside looks pretty.
including all the shrubbery (this is fun...every time you see the word "shrubbery", use an English accent. it makes it sound much fancier).



trimming all the shrubbery (you're using an accent, aren't you?) can be a real drag, especially in the heat of summer!
because this is my work, and i want to love my work, and feel good about it...
for me getting QUIET and taking my time with plenty of breaks is essential for this task.


being QUIET means using simple tools.
shears. tarp. rake. wheelbarrow.

NO gas or electric thingamajiggies.
just good old fashioned quiet tools.
using shears is GREAT EXERCISE for the upper body and when you do it long enough you get into a RHYTHM.
and when you get into a rhythm you start to notice the other rhythms around you...
birds.
cicadas.
tree frogs.
crickets.
leaves rustling.
dog panting.
beautiful sounds of nature that you would never notice if you weren't
QUIET.


this is office number 2.
i use this to haul the shrubbery trimmings up into the woods.
office number one is my old jeep.

pretty simple stuff.

my point here is

i use NO electricity and NO gasoline.

that's a really good thing for the environment.

and it is good for me.

i take the time to pet the dog.

and see the love in his eyes.

and that happy tail!

since i am QUIET...i take the time to throw some spent bougainvillea petals into my bucket...

and i NOTICE how beautiful they are (hence the first picture in my post).

if you are

QUIET

you will ...

get in shape

notice the rhythms in nature

help the environment (if even in a small way)

be in tune to the beauty around you

pet the dog more

and

you will

occasionaly use an English accent, just for the fun of it.

please join my friend Suzan

for PROJECT GENESIS

creating change, one day at a time

at old grey mare

http://oldgreymareprimitives.blogspot.com/2010/07/project-genesis-ii-8110.html

and find out more about how you can make a change.

even a small change for good is better than no change.