These foxgloves are amazing. Over a hundred of them. Intermixed with thousands, yes you read that right, thousands of Shasta daisies. A lot of the foxgloves are over eight feet tall: deep lavender, white, soft lavender almost white. Some evenings I sit on my deck and just look at them in wonder, listening to the myriad of birds warbling, tweeting, chirping, whistling, trilling, cawing, squawking, cooing, and the zzzt zzzt of humming birds.
A few nights ago, sitting out on my deck, I watched a couple of bald eagles swoop and float through the air in huge loops and circles, their wings outstretched in elegant lengths, seemingly effortless. Were they just enjoying the freedom and seeming weightlessness of their swoops? Not long after, I saw some seagulls seem to do the same thing: swoop and loop with no clear destination. Simply enjoying the freedom and beauty in being so present in Nature and the moment.
By golly, when the ducks fly through, they are definitely headed out on a mission: flap, flap, flap those little wings. They are gone by in a minute!
Can I be free and present in the moment? The foxgloves are so beautiful, asking for nothing, and giving so much wonder. I tease myself that I have the attention span of a hummingbird. Yet the hummingbirds sure seem to know where they are going and what they want as they zip around the feeders on my deck.
Being present with myself. Progress on my novel. Connecting with friends. Author and teacher, Bill Kenower, talks about connection is of ultimate importance. I care about what I’m writing, it interests me, I edit and feel it when it expresses what I feel. Yet also the connection I feel to it, and that my readers connect in some way to it.
Woo Hoo! A forest of foxgloves and daisies. Birds singing and chirping. Me learning from them to be present and to connect.
Megan Rush
June 18, 2025 at 8:10 pmYour yard is beautiful right now!!
Mary
June 18, 2025 at 8:27 pmThank you, Megan. Glad you enjoy it, too! Thank for reading~
Judy Ridge
June 18, 2025 at 8:26 pmI loved it!!!!
Mary
June 18, 2025 at 8:27 pmYay!!
Judith Alexander
June 18, 2025 at 9:31 pm“WooHoo” — what an expression of awe, wonder, and great satisfaction on your part.
Thank you for sharing with us your very special corner of the universe, populated with such magnificent creatures. We share your joy through your descriptions.
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 amThank you, Judith. You are so welcome. Ah, sharing and connection. Best to you~
Gayle Helseth-Kenison
June 19, 2025 at 6:27 amThis is so lovely, Mary!
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 10:40 amGayle! So glad you enjoyed it. Good to hear from you~
Joy
June 19, 2025 at 8:47 amWhat a talent you share with us….friends, readers, family .
That special time enjoying nature with color and sound and CONNECTION ….thank you much
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 10:42 amHey dear heart, thank you. as well. Merci beaucoup~
Mary Ellen Johnson
June 19, 2025 at 9:10 amA beautiful meditation for a summer evening – thank you, my friend!
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 amThank you for reading, Mary Ellen. Good to hear you enjoyed it, you are such a thoughtful soul.
Mark McCahon
June 19, 2025 at 12:11 pmHi Mary, I loved your post talking about the foxglove’s and daisies, last weekend we hiked up to Monte Cristo via the Mountain Loop highway, on both sides of the highway for the last 5 to 7 miles was a plethora of fox gloves, what a glorious border!!
Carol and I both find that being out along the hiking trails in the beautiful northwest just fills us up, drinking in deeply the beauty and wonder of natures gems. .
Thank you Mary for reminding all of us how important and vital it is to slow down and
“Smell the Roses”. 🌹 🥰
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 1:37 pmMark! So good to hear from you and Carol. Thanks for reading, delighted that you enjoyed it. Best to you two~
Buddy Miroslavich
June 19, 2025 at 6:12 pmVery beautiful Mary. Thank you.
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 6:58 pmHi Bud! My pleasure, thank you.
Donna M. Rudiger
June 19, 2025 at 7:03 pmThis is lovely, Mary…..I do believe you are moving in poetic prose in this piece! Lovely photo…..glad to hear from you, and your attention span is definitely longer than a humming bird. It must be to complete your next award winning novel! Have a lovely summer, Dear Friend! Thanks for keeping in touch!
Mary
June 19, 2025 at 7:11 pmBless you, Donna! and thank you for your supportiveness. Ever forward~