Today, I'm going to remember that patience is a virtue.
Last fall, we planted a crepe myrtle tree in our backyard because it brought back fond memories of living along the Gulf Coast.
This spring, we watched as all of the other trees leafed out, and our crepe myrtle remained bare. We saw that our neighbor's crepe myrtles got leaves while ours remained naked. I was ready to call the nursery where we got the tree and ask for a refund. And then, lo and behold, we saw our first leaves. I guess our tree was just taking a little longer to get used to its new surroundings.
So, today. I will remember this tree and try to practice patience when I start fretting over something that I don't think is happening fast enough.
Patience is hard to practice. My mom used to pray, "Lord, give me patience, and give it to me real fast!".
ReplyDeleteYour mother's saying gave me a good laugh this morning. I'm gonna use it.
DeleteWe lose patience too quickly with our trees. We water them in the beginning, then we will take a trip and they will be a little sad looking when we get back so we just let nature take its course. Sometimes it works out, many times it does not.
ReplyDeleteAt our old house, we had more land and more trees. I was more willing to let nature take it's course. Here, not as much. :)
DeleteGood observation. I dug up a root that I had forgotten was there because I thought everything had come up! Oops. I tucked it back in with many apologies, and I think it will survive, given all this rain. I am still clueless as to what it is.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what comes up from your mystery root. I hope it's something you want. :)
DeleteI'm glad your crepe myrtle tree has leafed out. :)
ReplyDeleteNow I'm looking forward to when it blooms. :)
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