in the Garden
The quiet power of beauty Story by JILL MCSHEEHY
THE REDDISH-ORANGE TRUMPETED ORBS GLOWED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON SUNLIGHT. As I sat comfortably on my patio furniture, I couldn’t take my eyes off the beauty. It was a late April evening, and as I considered the rare comfort of enjoying this outdoor moment in Arkansas -- not too cool, no humidity, no mosquitoes -- I also reflected on the predictable cadence these evenings had begun to take on. Two months into “social isolation,” most days felt like a carbon copy of the days before. Though, I admit the clear
calendar carried with it a welcome rest, it also brought sorrow for things lost. I learned to hold these paradoxical feelings simultaneously, realizing one could exist alongside the other. As each thought fluttered through my mind, I still could not break my gaze
off this brilliant nasturtium flower. I had planted it in a new raised bed kitchen garden. I chuckled at myself because, although, nasturtium flowers and leaves are edible, this is not why I planted it in the kitchen garden. No, this nasturtium existed here solely because of its beauty.
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