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Central, FL, United States
I am a former teacher, aspiring artist, inveterate traveler This blog is about my Florida garden experience and its expression though poetry, philosophy, photography and art. It includes my other creative endeavors. Here can be found posts about travel to other gardens around the world. My garden is a half acre in zone 9a which includes a large water garden. I have mostly a shade garden because of the huge live oak. To keep things easy, I love to grow bromiliads,ferns,gingers and other tropicals. I need to have a low maintenance garden. In the summer we usually have plenty of rain and it transforms into a jungle. I have converted my swamp into the water garden where I grow irises, waterlilies, papyrus, radigan, spikebush and swamp lily. I also grow citrus (lemon,key lime,grapefruit,tangerines,pineapple,and loquats). Me?...Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. (Ovid)

Nov 21, 2013

my thanksgiving




 My Thanksgiving


I've got great expectations
I've got family and friends
I've got satisfying work
I've got a back that bends
 For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving

For every moment of joy
Every hour of fear
For every winding road that brought me here
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving

 For everyone who helped me start
And for everything that broke my heart
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving

lyrics by Henley


. I am thankful for rain and my garden and for all the beauty that I can visit.  I am thankful for my blogger friends that comment and that I learn so much from. I am thankful for the bounty of food that is available to us. I am thankful for new friends and their kindness, generosity and patience. . I'm thankful for art, music and that  I can paint.  But mostly, I am thankful for those who  love me in spite of me.  My cup runneth over.




9 comments:

  1. My Garden Diaries11/21/2013

    Amazing! Let's start with that painting! An excellent back ground color! It sets the tone for the whole painting and makes the simple objects stand fierce and beautiful! This is gorgeous! I love everything about your painting...thank you for inspiring me through your work! It is always wonderful to come across an artist who I can connect with through their work! I would hang this in my home in a heartbeat!!!

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  2. Indie11/21/2013

    A wonderful poem and sentiment! The world and consumerism tells us to keep wanting more and more and never be satisfied or content. Thankfulness is key to peace and contentment, I think.

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  3. FlowerLady Lorraine11/22/2013

    This is oh so lovely in words and your artwork. The painting is very striking.

    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving ~ FlowerLady

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  4. Tammie Lee11/22/2013

    lovely, in every way.

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  5. Anonymous11/22/2013

    What a beautiful post.

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  6. stardust11/27/2013

    Both the card and the painting is stunning. American Thanksgiving is a unique tradition based on the story of American Indians and the pilgrims but every country would have the similar festival to thank for what we have but we forget to be thankful for the most time. I’m grateful to you for your constant visit and encouraging comment. Happy Thanksgiving to you, Sharon.

    Yoko

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  7. Nadezda12/03/2013

    Sharon, you're very talented, I love your new painting of cup and apple. Stunning, especially I liked the reflection in cup!
    Happy December!

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  8. Unknown12/05/2013

    An inspiring post to warm the soul and the painting is splendid. I love the harmony of the colours and the composition. Your creative juices have runneth over too!

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  9. sarah12/05/2013

    The painting is marvelous! and words are lovely. The card of autumn color is beautiful and the header is cute. So I enjoyed this artistic blog.
    Thank you and happy December!

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