September 11, 2021: A Divided Country in Mourning So I Retreat in Mother Nature

The utter sense of loss, unnecessary illness and death from the still raging covid pandemic and a country failing to adequately honor and support the first responders and many heroes of the 9/11 attack have left me in profound despair. I don’t know what else to do but retreat to my garden Devotion and walk the NC Arboretum and the Biltmore Estate. Moments of peace are found there and I am grateful.

Southern harebell, campanula divaricata, is a gift from Mother Nature I have identified at Devotion
Late purple aster, symphyotrichum patens, brightens the browning woodland garden
The glorious sunflower in the autumn blue sky
An annual walk with the sunflowers on the Biltmore Estate

Whatever anxiety or loss you are feeling as the cool nights of fall remind us of the fact that change can also be an opportunity, go outdoors and witness the miracles all around you.

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