The cold has brought the deer in to nibble on who knows what in the ivy patch in my backyard. My husband says ivy is too bitter for the deer to eat. However here they are.
I find myself thinking about what to plant this spring, wondering what will withstand the onslaught of our furry friends. I know we are all connected and maybe I should share, but I look for plants that are "deer resistant". Like the ivy I suppose, hmmm.
It was gray out yesterday. I felt the need to sit and be quiet. I resisted, making endless trips to the P.O. or bank just to get out. Under the surface of my awareness something was stirring. I wanted to be in the sun.
In a recent Opus cartoon they joked about NDD (Nature Deficit Disorder). Working at my computer I wonder about this. How much of our mood is connected to NDD, the modern day self-imposed cabin fever?
Today the sun is out. My mood has improved and my restlessness abated. Late yesterday I had a great conversation with a colleague on how to proceed with the creatorship model. The conversation answered the unspoken questions stirring under the surface earlier.
Moods come and go, the result of stray thoughts or meanderings. I remember I can use my
memory of Spring. I use my imagination to re-create the feeling of being nourished by the sun, the smells, the greenery. Ah yes, happiness is an inside job.
[If you couldn't see the deer slide show, click here to go directly to Picasa.]
Picture from the VA TECH Weed Guide.