Today I went to help one of our elderly neighbors with lawn work.
When Mr. Dave asked me what I’d be doing today later, I replied that I needed to write a bit on my book, and that I would write a blog post.
He was surprised that I had a blog (I haven’t actually told many people about it yet . . . 😬 ), and asked what I’d write about.
Since today was the day for an art post, I told him that I’d have to come up with something related to that. Then I had this idea –
“Maybe I’ll write about this!”
“What – working for me?”
“Yeah! I could tie it in somehow . . . “
He kinda laughed, “The Enchanted Garden?”
You see, at this point we were working in a little alcove past his lawn, where there are rose bushes, moss and some flowers planted behind a cool rock wall.
Apparently it’s now called the Enchanted Garden, and believe me, the name fits. It’s really cool back there.
This section hadn’t been cleaned out in a while, though. Mr. Dave has had hip problems for a while, and it hurts him to do much work out there (which is why I’m helping him).
There were a lot of weeds, and the rose bushes were out of control – about 14′ high!
My job was trimming the rose bushes, making them rounder on top and getting the edges under control (and back to 8′ tall). I had some long clippers, but that bush was still really tall and pokey.
It was a little hard, and I got poked quite a lot. When that part was done, we cleaned off the cut branches and pulled the weeds.
And when we finished that, we stepped back and admired.
It looked amazing – artistic even. Now it really was an Enchanted Garden!🌹🌸 🌹
So that’s how I tie that in . . .
What I learned from this was that art can show up anywhere – whether that’s on paper or canvas, in jewelry, in baking, or even out in the garden.
But it’s also hard.
If you want an amazing painting, it takes time and effort. If you want a sculpted bush, the same thing applies. I was tired and sweaty when we were done, but it was totally worth it!!!
So have no fear to take the time to make that picture amazing. Be ready to get the details right, and it’ll be way more rewarding.
Plus the person you’re working for will be happier with it! 😀
God bless,
Janet 🦋