Thursday 8 January 2015

Positive signs in the garden

 With all the terrible things going on in the world recently, it is sometimes difficult to believe there is anything much to celebrate.  However, nature reminds us to go on, despite everything.  The stoic attitude of the snowdrop is one such example.
 This delicate little flower has a core of steel running through it and it will fight to bloom every year, despite the weather.
 Something for us to try and emulate, perhaps?
 The winter flowering jasmine is also a plant I admire, even though it spends much of the year resembling a straggly bird's nest.  For a few weeks and sometimes months, it enlivens the winter garden, creating a little sunshine with its flowers.
For the ultimate optimist, how about this?  (Apologies for the awful glare on the photo, but the flash insisted on being used, despite my best intentions!) This is a flower of Erigeron Karvinskianus - Mexican Fleabane - which by rights should not be flowering at this time of year, or through the snow we had or through the frosts, but here it is.  Positive signs indeed.

10 comments:

  1. I am endlessly awed and fascinated by how resilient, and forgiving nature is. And how often she makes my heart sing.

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    1. Thanks, EC. I totally agree with you. Nature reminds us to live in the moment and be grateful for all the good things in our lives.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. You have such an interesting blog. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading your posts. All the best for your future blogging journey.

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    1. Thanks, Sridhar. I really enjoy writing on my blog and 'meeting', (even if it is virtually), people out in the blogging world.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Fully agree with you Ellie-it is heartrending to read of the horrors that exist in our world today but we must remember a new day will always come and nature will lift us with its healing power. I noticed some snowdrops down the lane and first daffodils-how wonderfully uplifting they are!
    Best wishes
    Alison xx

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    1. Thanks, Alison. Seeing the snowdrops always lifts my spirits - Spring is on the way!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. The signs are indeed good, and there is definitely a lesson there about keeping on going! xx

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    1. Thanks, Amy. Absolutely - sometimes keeping going is the hardest thing to do, especially if your world has been changed irrevocably, but that's what we must do!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  5. Love those snowdrops... I spotted a few in our garden too!
    Love, Mirjam.

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    1. Thanks, Mirjam. I love snowdrops too - they are almost out completely now, despite the cold and snow!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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