natures garden makeover

i planted a garden this year

it was a big deal, my husband had to make me a garden first

we planted trees

we built a fence

and my daughter and i planted the seeds

and we watered...          and we waited...            and waited

when you are five a garden takes a long time to grow

when you are 39 a garden takes a long time to grow
but it finally paid off

we made an oasis with our bare hands, and sweat, and muscle, and determination

she was so excited that finally after all the waiting we would eat the veggies we had worked so hard to grow
and she ate a few pieces of lettuce and loved them

then she went to grandpas for a holiday
and while she was gone,
nature did a garden makeover

nature is brutal

and her destruction is complete in the tiny lettuce patch

and i was heartbroken
for my garden
and for my daughter

there will be no lettuce when she comes home

and as i sat ~ stunned ~ in the midst of the garden massacre,
something dawned
a new idea
a freedom that comes from knowing i can't make it worse
but maybe
just maybe
i can make it better

maybe i can make magic where destruction has been a victor

maybe she will come home to an enchanted garden
maybe....

so i start,

with only an idea
a hope
a dream

this epic garden makeover will continue in my next post...