He’s waiting for life to sprout up from the frozen ground and produce lots of veggies. And my little stool just sits there, waiting for me to sit on it for a break from tending the garden, and maybe drink coffee, and rest among the magic of the earth.
It’s less than 2 weeks till the old pagan day of Imbolc, the Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring. On that day in the northern hemisphere, roots of plants start to stir under the ground, even if the ground is frozen or covered with snow. Juices start to flow, to get ready to send life back up from the earth, as the wheel of the year continues to turn. It’s not a coincidence that here in Pa, we bring up the groundhog from his hole to see if he sees his shadow. Other places also bring out animals and have other celebrations as well on that day.
He sits down there and looks over the garden. As for me, I’ll just need to be patient. I can start seeds for tomatoes and peppers in the house in a while and baby sit them till it’s time to put their little plants out for the growing season. That will not be for a long while, cos winter is never done with us yet at this point, no matter what the ground hog says. Patience is hard when you want to grow things, but winter is reality.
So it’s Today, and Today is what we have. Enjoy your Today.
Sarasin's thoughts....... 
Stay warm and safe, my friend!
You too Herman, cos winter isn’t over for you either and I know you don’t like it. You and Mr. Bowie can be out in your beautiful garden in a while. I hope he’s doing well.
He looks so cold without a jacket or hat.
Ha, yes, I should get him a hat for the winter!
Oh, how creepy. It looks like Yoda.
He’s a gargoyle. His name is Sir Albert. Guardian of the Garden. 😊. He’s not creepy at all.
Sir Albert? If he is not so creepy, why is he not allowed to come inside while the weather is so unpleasant?
He doesn’t mind the bad weather and he can’t guard the garden from inside the house. I might get him a little stocking hat to help keep his ears warm. One of my other readers suggested it. 😊
What is he guarding the garden from? Is there something out there that is legitimately creepy?
No, nothing creepy. Squash bugs in the summer but not now; they’re creepy. He’s just in charge off seeing whatever goes on out there. He also watches the house……..
He waits so patiently cause he knows that spring is coming. 😉
He came here late in the fall, so he’s never sat there when the garden was really good. We all wait patiently…….and get thru the winter somehow.
Amen to that!
You’ll get to plant your wild flowers. 💐🌺🌸 And take lots of good photos when it’s warm enough to roam around more.
Oh yeah! Visions of photo walks are dancing in my head. ;-D
Pictures of flowers and trees budding and oh my, spring!
😁