cleansing...

...with water

or perhaps - after a bath - purifying - taking a drink - watering the garden...

i love the aftermath, don't you? the resulting look of flowers - once they've been watered in your garden - the little droplets that form on petals and leaves - waiting to either roll off into the ground - be soaked up in the dirt - or get absorbed into the plant itself - the fresh smell of earthiness - the knowledge you have that you are nourishing your little growing plants - taking care of them - giving them life source - nourishment - for without it, they would wither and die off - all this from simple water...

i have made a small sacrifice this summer - in my new house - to invest in some hanging flower gardens - the kind that are planted into this mossy stuff that i can then sling over the railing of my patio - as well as a free standing pot i've got on a side table... i desired some color - some life force in my presence and rationalized i deserved it after taking the step last fall to regain my independence with moving - and it feels good - well worth the sacrifice of giving up some other things for now to have this tiny pleasure to nourish every day - to enjoy - perhaps draw some insects or birds or butterflies to photograph - i can dream on that, can't i? make a wish - say a prayer, perhaps it will be so - and, oh how all this will give me many...

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happy day.....