Mother's Day 2014

Well, I'm sitting here at my computer and for the last several days I've been trying to come up with something significant to write about for Mother's Day. And can I come up with something that ties into gardening? Now, maybe I need to reverse that thinking. I should be thinking about gardening and how can I tie that into Mother's Day....

Well, it got me thinking.... (if I can stay off the computer long enough to do that). . .

Look around at Nature. . . So complete in its entirety. . .

Female (left) and Male (right) Red-breasted Mergansers*

Think of the birds. They know exactly what kind of nest to make and where to make it. Is it on the ground, in a tree, in a nesting box??? Is it made out of mud, sticks, moss, feathers, fur/hair??? 

And how do they know what to feed their babies? Worms, bugs, fruit or berries?

These are natural inherent attributes. How does a bird know this? No one tells them how to do it, they just know. They have internal characteristics that let them know what to do and when to do it.

Same with bugs, snakes, mammals, and all animals. They just know what they need to do to exist.








Same with flowers- how do flowers know how to bloom? They don't even have a brain. They just are living, but they inherently know how to live, exist and do what they are supposed to do- attract a pollinator and produce seeds.

Royal Star Magnolia

As human mothers and fathers, we instinctively know what we need to do to raise our infants and children. They need to be fed, clothed, kept warm, sheltered, nurtured, and protected from harm and other important factors.

Some of us are aunts or uncles, and we're there to help out our families when needed and called upon.

Even if we have not been blessed with children, we also have a responsibility to our families, extended families, and our communities to help in raising children by setting good examples.

We all know what we need to do. . . Just BE!




"The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but is always on her heart."

~Rudyard Kipling

Happy Mother's Day!

* Red-breasted Mergansers: they are a large diving duck with a long, thin bill. They are found in large lakes, rivers, and the ocean. It prefers salt water more than the other two varieties of mergansers. (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

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