Almut, thank you for these beautiful thoughts and images. Much to contemplate!
I will be honest- it has been such a horrible allergy season here that I've been hiding inside and scowling at all the green things outside! But we finally had some rain yesterday, and the flowering/pollen dropping season of the trees is slowly transforming into leafy season, and I can begin to breathe again.
I will have to go back and read your garden essays now that I am better able to appreciate them. Thank you again!
o no, Eva, what a terrible way to experience Spring. Thank you for sharing it. I did not think about those who struggle with Spring. How does that work? Do you find still joy in it also? That must be hard. Reminds me of my husband with a severe cat allergy who had the longest time a cat around, taking drugs! Sometimes there is great ambivalence to the things we love :-)
During the Covid Lock-down time when I couldn't go out much I started to walk purposeful through part of my house. Five years later I am still walking this same route. Since reading your notes I realise this is now my 'Cloister Walk' so the journey from my kitchen to the front door and back is now a holy experience.
Almut,
You are so kind! Yes, I still find joy in spring and new life, but it comes at a cost. Maybe everything worth loving involves some kind of sacrifice.
That is so true. I also think the joy of Spring is greater the longer the winter has been :-)
Almut, thank you for these beautiful thoughts and images. Much to contemplate!
I will be honest- it has been such a horrible allergy season here that I've been hiding inside and scowling at all the green things outside! But we finally had some rain yesterday, and the flowering/pollen dropping season of the trees is slowly transforming into leafy season, and I can begin to breathe again.
I will have to go back and read your garden essays now that I am better able to appreciate them. Thank you again!
o no, Eva, what a terrible way to experience Spring. Thank you for sharing it. I did not think about those who struggle with Spring. How does that work? Do you find still joy in it also? That must be hard. Reminds me of my husband with a severe cat allergy who had the longest time a cat around, taking drugs! Sometimes there is great ambivalence to the things we love :-)
During the Covid Lock-down time when I couldn't go out much I started to walk purposeful through part of my house. Five years later I am still walking this same route. Since reading your notes I realise this is now my 'Cloister Walk' so the journey from my kitchen to the front door and back is now a holy experience.