It's been a while since I've posted to this blog, and I figured it was time to start again. The original theme of this blog was going to be all about the world outside my window especially focusing on my garden and other natural wonders. Believe it or not my first blog was the result of a graduate course in how to incorporate technology into the classroom. How ironic does that seem to me today after wrapping up a school year where at a moment's notice I went from being a classroom teacher to teaching everyday from the desk in my living room. Graduate school doesn't prepare you for these types of challenges but living certainly does. Nature itself teaches us to be open to new things, to be flexible, to be open minded, to be patient, and that we are not in charge of the garden (or the world for that matter) no matter how much we might like to be.
Gardening is a creative collaboration between the gardener and their plot. The gardener needs to learn about what kind of soil they have, what are the sun and shade patterns throughout the day, and what can grow best in those types of conditions. From the start, I have been one of those gardeners who buys what she likes and hopes for the best. Eighteen years have passed since I started the garden in this yard and every year it expands and changes and I'm pretty happy with that. I've never been bored by my garden. Frustrated perhaps but where would the learning come from if everything worked out perfectly.
Art Journal Piece- Mixed Media Collage |
