A New Season

The garden has entered a new season of irises and geraniums, columbines and coral bells. May's daffodils and other bulbs are gone, gone, gone.

The non-gardener barely notices this subtle yet definite change. For the gardener, there's a new garden out there every month, every week, and, if we are really paying attention, every day.

For the meditator, every breath is a new breath, every sound a new sound, every sensation a new sensation.

Keeping the mind in tandem with the body is called mindfulness.
Keeping the mind in tandem with the garden is called gardening.
Keeping the mind in tandem with the body in the garden is called mindful gardening :)

Photo from stephendanko.com