eyes to the sky~

I have found,

through years of practice,

that people garden

in order to make something grow;

to interact with nature; to share,

to find sanctuary, to heal,

to honor the earth, to leave a mark.

Through gardening,

we feel whole as we make our personal work of art

 upon our land.

Julie Moir Messervy, The Inward Garden

 

spring weather came again

teasing us with warmth

my little ones are excited to get started in the garden

but we took a wee little detour

yet all is still the same

these two books i thought i'd share

my most favorites

for gardening with the young

though i have learned a great deal too...

if i had to choose one over the other

this one below

is fillled page upon page with wondrous things

tips, ideas, crafts and recipes

so you may ask

"what are you up to"

eyes you see

when your good little spud begins to sprout

these crazy looking things

gold you've struck

eyes

scoop them out from the potato

we took an old tub we had

filled it with a bottom layer of rocks for drainage

added some soil

one little handed ever so gently placed in thee eyes

"eyes to the sky"

is what they say

cover about 1 inch think

give them a nice drink of water

and well you know the rest

give love each day

wet but not soggy the soil should stay

after a vine appears

cover again with some soil leaving 2 inches of vine to see

continue till the vine is 5 inches long

then its time to

dig in

and

see what you may find