In the Garden (Last Chance Idol, Week #1)

[labelleizzy]

Just now in my garden (that isn't a garden -
It's more like a dead patch of dirt than a garden!)
There's men cutting trees, stripping sod from my garden
There's men moving rocks, digging holes in my garden.

My backyard was green and quiet,
Full of light and birds and green things,
Overgrown and sweet and shady,
Blessed refuge for my spirit.

Knowing what is yet to come
Still my feelings drag and droop
Missing what had been before
nothing yet has been replaced...

But then in my garden (so soon in my garden!)
New pond and stone birdbath enlivens my garden,
Bright birds and orange koi making homes in my garden,
My sweet spouse and me drinking tea in our garden.

soon,
our
green
flowering
fruiting
quiet
noisy
fluttering
splashing
twittering
garden.


This was my garden last week,

And this is my garden right now.


please find my colleagues' work on this theme HERE and when a link to voting has been created in the evening of Sept. 30, it will be HERE. =)

Comments

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

Awww, I felt sad at first, but I hope you like the new stuff when it's done.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

if it turns out as planned it's gonna be AMAZING.
But yeah, I did and do FEEL some FEELINGS about this... state of transition.

[vik_thor]

Sounds like it is gonna be quite nice!

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I'll be sure to post some public progress pictures!

[anita-margarita.livejournal.com]

I looked at the photos and thought OH MY GOD WHAT A LOT OF WORK until i realized.... it doesn't have to all be done at once! You do what you can, and the next day you do some more, and then some more, and eventually... you have a beautiful garden!

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Quite a lot of work. Makes me glad we found good people to do the work, who know how to design and as you say, take it step by step in a good, logical order for the desired result.

Should take another couple of weeks for the hardscaping, and then the planting will probably go into November. Maybe by my birthday (11/20) it will be done.

[grail76.livejournal.com]

Quite an undertaking.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

S'truth!

[crisp-sobriety.livejournal.com]

I quite liked this! The initial rhythm was so lively (very daring, I think --many people rely on a slower one, as a crutch, thinking it gives them weight), and it built up to that blow-by-blow breakdown so well. I really enjoyed it.

And of course I hope everything goes well, and that you love the new garden as much as the old.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Well, thank you! I tend to be an intuitive writer, so the strategy for writing this go round was does it work with the rhythm in my head?

And yeah, I think well love it. The designer is fantastic.

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

Nice. I like the tone of anticipation!

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

It's the truth!
I don't let myself dwell on the things that make me sad... Much. ;-)

And I expect this will be a really nice setup Real Soon Now.

[uncawes.livejournal.com]

It's those sort of pics of my veggie garden that I didn't want to post - so I posted the flower map instead.
Looks like you'll have a haven to retreat to when it's all done

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to it.

[n3m3sis43.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this looks like it is going to be so cool when it's finished!

*looks out at her own back yard filled with weeds and a dead swingset and cringes*

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

*pat, pat, pat* it's OK. Spouse got a bonus at work & we are spending it on the yard. The WHOLE bonus.
Expensive investment but hopefully well worth it.

This'd never be something we'd do on our own, I know. Over a year and all we did was harvest veggies.

[itsjustc.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed reading this.

Things tend to go through a stage of looking ten times worse, before they start to look better don't they. I'm sure it'll look amazing when it's finished.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that's a comforting reminder. This is the most extensive revamp of a yard I have ever lived through and the first time it wasn't me or my SO that was doing all the work.

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Good luck! Sounds like it will be worth it.

[alycewilson.livejournal.com]

As someone who's never had landscaping done, I am amazed at the extent of the effects. Hopefully, it will all work out well!