Buds

Spring is coming even earlier this year. I have little green leaves popping out of the ground already. The peonies are starting to crown. Last Saturday I was at Mercy Retreat and Conference Center in Town and Country. I spent some time walking around the labyrinth, which is Spring looks like this: All of those

Before and after

Despite my ailing back, I spent some time over the holiday weekend working in little sprints of energy to clean the flower beds in the garden, since the flowers — both annuals and perennials — were in an existential crisis from the weeds. A portion of the garden before: And a portion after: I managed