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saturday morning in the garden

Posted on April 16, 2016 by thirdstoryies

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I was this close to not getting up early enough for the garden walking hours. This past week was really busy, and even though I was exhausted last night, I didn’t sleep very well at all. I stretched out and seriously debated another hour of sleep, but then the sun was pouring through the windows and I knew I’d feel better the rest of the day if I got up and got moving.

The weather is glorious right now. Simply perfect. F and I headed over to the garden while M and E ate breakfast before leaving for E’s soccer game. We walked around for just under an hour, and then met them at the game nearby. It was a fun game to watch – E’s team won 8-0, and E scored a goal and had a couple of assists.

The rest of the day stretched into errands, major lawn work and then an afternoon meetup / picnic that stretched into the evening. In between all of that, I took breaks to sort through photos and make a little progress on the endless list that is our life right now.

It’s good (necessary) to keep a few morning walks in the garden on that list. Always worth it.

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3 thoughts on “saturday morning in the garden”

  1. AshleyM says:
    April 17, 2016 at 2:17 am

    Have been trying to comment on the NYC posts, but my son seems to find me right when I am doing so. He’s napping so I’ll take this minute to say I loved the NYC post about One World Trade Center and the photographs were lovely. And second- I LOVE this post! I absolutely agree that garden walks are necessary parts of life. We just left our home for Germany and I miss my very informal, but spring ready flower beds! However, Europe really goes big for spring! Tulips everywhere! Hope you all have a lovely Sunday!

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  2. sue j. says:
    April 20, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    went to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle this morning — cannot believe how far ahead you are, bloom-wise. (the daffodil glade was spectacular here, however.) thank you for sharing the gloriousness of the garden with your frostbitten followers in the north.

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    1. Kristin says:
      April 20, 2016 at 1:34 pm

      We went this morning, and it was like heaven had opened up and spilled out – if heaven was composed of azaleas. Then we got caught in the rain! Soaked!

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