Let me tell you about more
of my unusually beautiful hydrangeas.
This bush sits in
an ivy clad corner of the Secret Garden
and it has never gotten more
than two or three blooms
per season before.
It starts its day
in the cool shade,
looking full, pretty and bright.
By noontime, however,
the hot sun hits it
and it droops and looks like
it is coming apart at the seams.
The first time we noticed it
looking like that,
we ran for the hose
and thought we had lost it for sure.
But,
when evening comes around,
it makes an unusually
remarkable
recovery.
I never started out
collecting pitchers
but, over time, I've noticed
that I do have quite a few.
I really like using them
for flower arrangements.
On a recent trip to
Home Goods,
I saw this beauty...
...a little unusual
in its decorations,
with the look of spongeware and stenciling
that I adore,
with some real
farmhouse charm thrown in.
As I reached
to place it in my cart,
I noticed an old familiar pinch
in my lower back.
It registered in my head,
but I didn't feel the results
until the next morning.
I have been hobbling around
for the week
not being able to straighten up.
When it gets like this,
I just can't walk straight
and the more I bend
the worse it feels.
I just have to
take it easy and
let it run its course.
It is almost a year to the day that it happened the last time.
Just before we were getting ready
for the Country Sampler
magazine shoot.
The pitcher
feels an unusual responsibility,
even though I say
it is my own fault.
It was me, after all,
that wanted to go to
Home Goods
in the first place.
I gave it
a bouquet of these
unusually beautiful hydrangeas
to try to uplift
its spirits,...
"We may think
we are tending our garden,
but of course,
in many different ways,
it is the garden
and the plants
that are nurturing us."
Jenny Uglow
...and
I think it
might be
working.
...Judy...
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