the watergarden of good and evil...

the corner of my yard is my boardwalk,the swamp is the light color

Good vs evil, plenty vs want ,drought vs flood..... We had the worst drought in the 22 years I have lived here. So have many others. In the past my swamp was only dry for a couple months in April and May, but I had no water for a full year this previous year. I had a small vinyl pond like  Noahs Ark to hold two water lettuces, two water lilies, two frogs etc. and to provide water to the animals. As my irises began to decline and wilt, I waited anxiously for the rains to come. Then the 40 days of rain came!  The days of rain seemed endless..water and more water. Only a few of my irises  are coming back, but now the water lilies are taking control. Everyone vying for control over space and so it goes in this ever climate changing world.  I got out today with a rake and cleared some lilies and the water weeds..I wasn't lazy today..but I AM exhausted. But the watergarden is my privacy and sanctuary.

“Moderation, the Golden Mean, the Aristonmetron, is the secret of wisdom and of happiness. But it does not mean embracing an unadventurous mediocrity; rather it is an elaborate balancing act, a feat of intellectual skill demanding constant vigilance. Its aim is a reconciliation of opposites".~Roberson Davies

Before

 Nature's Balance

I hear the gentle stirring of the wind
as it softly caresses the trees.

I smell the moist and delicate scent of rain
as it gently fall upon the fields.

I watch a squirrel peek out from its cozy nest
and pause, then scurry silently along the branch.

I see an eagle soar, its eyes half closed
against the sun's bright glare.

All around me the delicate balance of nature
paints a mural within my mind's eye. 
 
Brendaln Martin

warelily takeover

these are not caladiums but a type of taro..grow in water..this leaf is a mutation and if I could have cloned it I would make a ton of money!

papyrus