Lawn Up Close – Photo: L. Weikel
Day 282
Shout Out to Clover – Again
Back in June, I wrote a post about the appearance of a lovely tiny white blossom of nature spreading through our lawn.
These tiny white puffs caught my eye from the porch, as they’d seemingly appeared overnight. But their true beauty was revealed when I took the time to approach them with care, scootch down so I could see them up close, and focus my attention solely upon them.
That’s when I realized what a lovely addition clover is to my ‘lawn,’ and even took the time to publicly extoll its virtues. Ever since, I’ve made a point to acknowledge the patch, including the fact that it always seems to be sporting a few honeybees (yea!).
I enjoyed, then, seeing this little article online a few days ago.
And then my friend Ann posted this meme on FB, which I’m including in this post because the sentiment bears repeating! Certainly not a bad goal to aim toward.
And the most serendipitous occurrence today was that Ann’s meme appeared after I’d already walked behind our barn and encountered the stunning abundance of flowers, grasses, and trees that seemed to have exploded into a wild disarray while I was in North Carolina. The humidity and rain very obviously called to the wild living energy in to burst forth all over the place. The photo below doesn’t do justice to the fertility and abundance currently on display in our back yard.
Backyard beauty – Photo: L. Weikel
I’m nevertheless feeling an abundance of gratitude as I once again breathe in the sweetness of the air that the little white butterflies are prancing upon, bouncing from one clump of grasses and wildflowers to another.
More and more of our property is returning to the wild. It’s lovely.
Although…there always has to be enough lawn available for an impromptu game of Jarts!
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