Photo is from the archive today and was taken ten years ago at Ballinlough, Cork (Irl)

There is always a fine line with garden ornaments. Too many of them and your garden looks tacky, but with just the right amount your garden can look fantastic. The garden of Noel Murphy has it perfect. This splendid garden in Ballinlough is bursting with colour and the geese are positioned at exactly the right spot, pulling the eye into the colour beyond.

Thought on Sunday – June – 03/07/2022

‘Let go of the desire to control. Let go of anger. Let go of shame. Let go of guilt. Let go of worries. Let go and let things follow their natural course. Let go of the need to use every second to the full. Let go of fear. Let go of tension. Let go of the need to be right. Let go of the need to be successful. Let go of the need to seem strong or know it all. Let go of the future you had charted out for yourself. Let go of the need to be the best. Let go of self rejection. Let go of the impulse to do more than can reasonably be done in the time available. Let go of regrets and disappointments. Let go of trying to change others. Let go of criticism. Let go of being harsh on yourselves and others. Let go of prejudices and biases. Let go of interfering.’ ~Joe Armstrong (from Reality Magazine)

What a powerful reflection. Don’t we carry so many unnecessary burdens with us each day. What can I let go of today?