Just Fine

   I was wandering about the yard this morning because, well, I did not feel like doing anything else.  It was one of those days that chores seemed to be far too much effort so I went choreless and wandered.  Sometimes wandering is a good thing.  It does not mean you are lost but rather that you just have nowhere else to go at the moment.  So...I wandered.  As I wandered, I breathed in the goodness that only the Bayou can share.  I needed that refreshing air to help clear the mind.

  Wandering also gives one time to ponder things.  This is where my mind goes at times when it wanders!  As I passed through the Small Gardens, many plants caught my eye.  Ahh, the gloriosa lilies, the deutzia bush, the spirea, the fig trees...all from Pop's gardens from so long ago.  Then the hot pink crepe myrtle blooms stood out against the green, leafy background...again, from Pop.  This all got me to pondering.  Why?  Why do I seem to follow just about everything Pop did in gardening?  It looks like with all the newfangled things on the market, I would simply give up the old ways.  Plant new things! Get new tools!  Use new methods!  Nope...I follow what Pop taught me.  Why not?  It seems to be working just fine.  Yep, just fine, indeed.