Spring hath Sprung

My tulips coming up

“A think of beauty is a joy forever.”

Endymion, John Keats

Spring has sprung, and early clean ups, Easter, and Earth day are upon us.

Think about planting, and mulching, though some of us have had blizzards and snow storms, and may get more snow.  You can start seedlings in old cardboard milk cartons, in cut up cups from egg containers, even in facial tissue, no kidding.  We used to use Styrofoam coffee cups when I was a kid in school, and we grew green beans.

Those of you green houses and inside plant lights, get going already!!

To promote the spread of wild flowers, buy boxes of seeds for a dollar or even less at the dollar stars and some drugstores like Walgreen’s, and scatter them down your hill or vacant lots, or edges of your garden.  Beautiful things transpire as May approaches.

It’s time to start saving water in rain barrels and to begin saving coffee grounds and eggshells for compost.

My container gardens are my favorites; I love black and red flowers, and my Dracula flowers, which are really Celosias.  I have some new rose bushes to look forward to as well.

Kudos to my good friend Jo, who wins all kinds of prizes and who can make anything grow.  In a separate post, I am going to repost the original 49 tips in their entirety for the 9^th anniversary celebration of this blog.

Spring is also a time to reflect.  I heard something valuable today on Talk Radio about listening and worrying about other people’s opinions.   When you care what others think of you, that shapes you.  You can’t be yourself, because you are trying to become something that pleases others.   On the same broadcast, I heard even if you hit rock bottom, you can pull yourself up again.  Golfer Tiger Wood was the example; he is currently making a huge comeback.  That is hard to remember, I know.  It is true for me these days.  I have had to start over, without most of my family or my parents, without my job of over 20 years.  I’ve learned not to take anyone else’s garbage, and not to do just anything but to choose how I use my time wisely.

For me, wise time use involves researching agents, and finding jobs I do want, not busy work.  I will not suffer fools, and I will not put up with other people’s obnoxious, spoiled children in class.  I will not let others use me and waste my time, and I will not sacrifice myself or my family’s time to the agendas of others.

Maybe these are words to help us, and words we can all live by.

Mermaid lawn stake from our local flower show.

Solar powered angel