"By the time one is eighty, it is said, there is no longer a tug of war in the garden with the May flowers hauling like mad against the claims of the other months. All is at last in balance and all is serene. The gardener is usually dead, of course."
~Henry Mitchell, The Essential Earthman, 1981
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2 comments:
I don't think I can wait that long! I'll have to just enjoy a random semi-perfect day here and there - and always know that tomorrow will always bring something sprouting in the wrong place!
How sad, but true. I'm always striving for garden perfection and it takes away from the appreciation of what I have accomplished so far. Wish I could just relax and enjoy it instead of looking for that stray weed, or a misplaced plant, or a bare spot that neeeds filling.
Aiyana
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