Tangled Tulips

I can't begin to tell you how many years it's been since I wanted to dig this whole mess up and move it but it's nothing I'm really able to do myself so I've made peace with just appreciating the struggle between the roses and the tulips as I document it with photos, drawings and paintings.

Many people want some of the rosebushes but none of them are willing to come over here and dig them up themselves.

I've gone from being upset about the situation to noticing the amazing contrast between the thorns and twisted stems of the roses and the fresh colors of the tulip leaves and budding flower.

So many birds and animals live and shelter in the thicket that these bushes have become that it would be a shame to disturb them so for at least another season things will remain as they are.

Rain last night and cooler weather

It was nice to be outside a while this morning and to be able to open the windows again. It's still warm inside but we're running a couple of fans. Yes, I know we're lucky to have them and we try not to use them anymore than we need to. What's it like where you are?
We started mowing the lawn but when you don't get around well that's a challenge so we take turns and lots of breaks. I've designed the landscaping here so that it's broken up by flower beds and borders so you can take it a section at a time without having things look too odd.
Art and gardening come together when you design a yard like this one. I can't wait to get back to painting the flowers that are blooming right now. There are 5 or 6 more areas to paint on that new garden painting and I just realized that my approach to both gardening and art is a response to living with limitations and low energy.
The good news is that you can accomplish almost anything if you break it down into easy to handle sections.

Warmer Weather and a bit of yard work

 Our weather warmed up a bit so I thought I'd deal with some more of the leaves again. By the time I'd raked them away from the house I've got to say that It felt good to run them over with the lawn mower to break them up.

 About the third time I ran them over I was thinking that this basic feeling explains a lot of games and activities. (The pleasure of running over anything that annoys you or gets in the way). Just last week one of our local newscasters was talking about it being great that we have a place where anyone that can afford it can drive a tank and even crush cars with it.

 I began to wonder if it doesn't say something about the attitudes of a lot of people in this country...instead of relaxing and enjoying the yard we're all busy running all sorts of power guzzling machines over and through it.

I went back indoors looking at things a bit differently and beginning to wonder if it will change the way I handle problems in the future.