This post from Andrea is the perfect segue into my "found joy" for today. It's always good advice to "find joy.....and then share it."
My neighbor Patty and I share the love of plants and this morning I got a tour of her gardens. They are all beautiful....but then she took me around back and showed me a special little spot in the woods. I was smitten.
Like many of us in the condo complex....Patty and Reed's backyard looks out into the woods. They are at the end of the cul-de-sac and are starting to turn their backyard...and woods....into a outdoor sanctuary.
When she pointed me toward the woods at first I didn't see it....do you?
Inspired by this arch formed by a couple of tree limbs falling just right, Patty and Reed set up a little woodland bistro. It's yet to be named....and I have a feeling that that magical things will be added over time. I likened it to a fairy house....but for big people. I'll keep you posted.
Did I say I was smitten?
Patty and Reed have a berm...or a bank at the base of the woods that slopes into their yard. Along the top is a collection of bells from Arcosanti, an experimental town near Phoenix working to blend the concept of architecture and ecology. The bells are a perfect transition into the woods....and the town project was fascinating to read about: https://www.arcosanti.org/
The berm is going to be a challenge to plan and plant....but has the potential to be interesting and unique. And Patty and Reeds backyard sanctuary will most certainly be a place to find...and share joy.
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