I have a hydrangea. My hydrangea is so very special. It stands alone with this distinction, that of being special. Just this one. They are all beautiful, but, this one came with me when I moved from another house, a house with so many memories. So many very good times, so much laughter and so much life... and then, in the middle of the night, when nobody was looking, a life-altering event invaded my life. Changing it forever. A few years later, when I moved, I took my little hydrangea with me. I give it special attention, wanting it to stay healthy and grow old with me.
Effortless in nature, simple beauty just takes my breath away
The chill of my winter myth falls away, finally..finally...and we see deeper, beneath the surface of everyday attention, and we get a glimpse of an unseen beauty and wonder that seems to expand our consciousness. Those moments can be so full that they seem self-authenticating
There have been moments given to me, making me aware of how fortunate my life has been. I think back to that time when life changed for me and I made my way back to that place of joy. Who has not been moved by the peaceful beauty of a moment? A baby sleeping in a crib. Unspoken words between a couple. Happening upon a butterfly that was dancing in the wind... which totally interrupts life - adding lightness and spontaneous beauty that seems to stop time for a brief second or three.
Who hasn't been moved? What moves you? What makes your day? Yes. I have taken to buying a hydrangea here and there. It makes my day.
I am looking over my thoughts, but, this time, it is through the eyes of better understanding. And love. There must be love. Inhale its magic.
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.
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The Naming of Cats
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
T.S. Elliot
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Sometimes words cannot fill the feeling one feels outdoors, filled with life and memories, so we send you a tune..
John Denver
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I do love that song!!! :)) There is something comforting about it, isn't there? Sometimes, I have trouble explaining my own words, so I write nothing, just enjoy the feeling. xoxo
Thank you so much and thank you for the tipu! xoxo
Sometimes it is good to read when writing evades one.
Feelings come through via topics, many times a song comes to mind saying it far better than one could express in words.
I totally agree with you!!! I live in song some days. :))
Nature truly is effortless in it's beauty. With all our brains, voices and opinions we still pale vastly by comparison. Still moments spent inhaling and appreciating mother natures magnificence teaches us to appreciate all the simpler moments in life - the little things... the stuff that really counts.
Lovely words hon - as always!
Hope you had a lovely week and ARE having an even better weekend!
MWAH!
Exactly. I am not sure I can ever convey the exact moments and feelings without leaving out something. Suffice to say, I will go with what I can and hope it explains it well enough. It does pale in comparison to the beauty that it really is.
I did have a good week, albeit, busier than I like to be. But, I am off for the entire weekend. I am not sure what to do first. Sleep or sleep? Mwah!! Love you!
you always explain things beautifully hon. Well, rather busy than bored hey :) Enjoy the time off love, you deserve it! MWAH!!!!
I adore hydrangeas !
The first thing they always remind me of is my Grandmother Cheek. She always had flowers and in her back yard (although it wasn't the only place she had flowers)she had a large square bordered with railroad ties that had a variety of perennial bushes and bulbs. She would plant a few annuals each year in the open spaces between them each spring too. There of course was a large healthy hydrangeas there. Through the years as it spread she would share and share, so no telling where all of it descendants are. Some of them are at my Mom's house where they have grown prolifically and have been shared and shared some more ! I plan to bring one of them to this house this spring. I have just the place !
Beautiful photos.
Now to work for 4 hours ! Ugh !! Saturday, what a crime ! 😄
The love that keeps on giving. That is the beauty of the hydrangea!! It is so fitting to be the family heirloom that you can pass and pass and pass... Le sigh. I have so many from so many different branches of the family. Great Grandmas, my mom. Aunt Evelyn, one of my brothers...They do realize that my yard is only so big, right? My brother tells me I should just buy another house. Ha!
I am so glad you are getting a piece. You have a nice backyard! WorK?? They are ramping up for normal again! Yikes! Have a great day, minus the work stuff! Mwah!
So beautiful. Are your hydrangea beginning their bloom? Ours are just sprouting their green.
Just sprouting the green. This was from last summer. Isn't it exciting! Spring is on the way!!
Wow! Such beautiful and special hydrangeas! These remind me of my good old days at a country house where a big bush of hydrangeas covered half the garden in the courtyard. I thought they were magical flowers the first time I saw them! Big bush of purple flowers!
Have a nice weekend!
They are one of my favorite flowers! I think I say that for all of them, but they bloom almost all season long and you can change their color with the PH in the soil.
So many good reasons to love them! I will bet your country house was beautiful!!!
Ah! That my friend’s country house in a small village in England. It was a small mansion which was sold several years ago to some rich millionaire’s family. We couldn’t grow hydrangeas here as the weather is too hot!
Love to have a big bush in my garden one day!
That is true! I never even thought of that. England, of course, is the perfect place, here in the States (in the Northern regions) also. Too bad, they are pretty and is the type of flower I know you love.
One day, maybe your wish would come true!
Thank you! By that time, we will have four seasons in Thailand and snow in Laos in winter. It’s coming but in about ten years’ time.
Yikes!
Always a fan of your writing style, and I love the first picture, the black background makes the purple pop!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and checking it out. It was nearly dusk and so the background was really dark, I hope you and the family are doing well and are having a good weekend.
You should come home to the States for a while. I think you may like it, all over again. :))
I wish we could come, but for now the US Embassy here has stopped immigration services, and my Cambodian family can only get visas to Haiti and Cuba. I also don't earn enough income for a family of 4 to be able to get the K-1 Spousal visa.
Bureaucracy has stifled us, and unable to return to Cambodia because the visa policy has changed, we only seek a country accept us a complete family anywhere on Earth. Things will work out in due timing, but 2 years of being stranded has certainly had an impact on our physical and mental health. Anyhow, hugs from all of us in Suriname.
Don't go to Haiti. Honestly. There is absolutely nothing for you there. I would take Cuba first.
Great musings as always. Finding joy after heartbreak is a long journey that never seems to end for me.
I have never known you to be without joy. I think that makes you lucky!
Happy Saturday to you!
That's a very lovely plant and a lovely story to go with it. Some plants can survive for such a long time that they become part of our stories. I remember we had a cactus that was my great grandmothers that lived for 10 years and 2 moves after she passed away. I still have pressed yellow roses from her rose bushes saved in an old novel on the bookshelf.
We are just nostalgic gals, that's all!!! Hello, @Marxrab!!! How are you!??? It is always good to see you and now you will have to give me a catch up! I am so behind with your life!
I love the story of your cactus and I dry special flowers like that and stick them in the family bible.
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