ideas are in the garden

It’s mid-summer hot — too bold to be out in the midday, but I ventured into the garden early this morning to water and find inspiration in the shapes and colors.

The ferny leaves of a garbanzo plant…

Soft focus constellations scattered across the Moon & Stars watermelon…

Snapdragons grown from seeds so small I had to use a damp toothpick to pick them up have turned into these complex, elegant blooms…

The cucumber and pumpkin vines are perfect spirals…

The fractal bloom on last year’s parsley plant and the perfect red of its Salvia neighbor…

The psychedelic iridescence of a resting fly…

And the spiky dome of vibrant orange at the center of an echinacea flower…

If I spent every minute of my life making, I could never come close to the endless creativity of this natural world.

3 Responses to “ideas are in the garden”

  1. gonzomama Says:

    your garden is so lush and beautiful! thanks for sharing.

  2. fionama Says:

    From possum in the snow to that lush green – wowee – only my weeds are in competition, a wild mix under fruit trees but lacking that sudden hot burst that results in these wonders. How the old immigrants must have wondered at that sudden leap into growth – hard to keep up.

  3. Katy Says:

    Stunning.
    Impermanence!

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