With the deck project almost completed and spring coming on, I have been puttering around in the garden and planning for what plants should go where and what new ones to introduce. As I sat in this spot and made this image, I couldn’t help but think of a similar image I made late last summer. One where Barney joined me in my little respite. I sat in the shade; he sat in the sun. I wrote a blog post about how I enjoyed his company in light of his impending death. I commented that one day I would only have that photo to remind me of him and that moment. Two weeks later, he was gone. The thought still makes me sad. But I take solace in garden, and seeing its renewal. Watching things grow and come to life. And that this was a space where Barney roamed and barked at the neighbors and spent time with me. It was our happy place. And for me it still will be. Gardens are always about the beauty in life with all its ebb and flow. Life goes on.
