Sunday Update

Peach Tree

I had another pain-free night, Saturday night, and I slept well.  

Sunday morning, I woke up at 6:00 a.m. to take my medication, then, slept again until 7:00 a.m.  I logged into the Temple's online services, but, wasn't able to detect any activity!  I waited for about 30 minutes, or so because I know that they don't always start on schedule for various reasons, and then, called the Temple and left a message asking if there was a delay.  Eventually, I logged off and said my prayers, myself.  The head monk at the Temple returned my call a little later, saying they had experienced some technical difficulties and today's Temple services will not be available online, but, they hope to have next Sunday's retreat available for online participation.  I'm sure it will work out just fine.  I am happy that I made the effort.  Intentions matter! 

I didn't go back to sleep after that.  Instead, I stayed up and read.  Later, I helped my daughter fold and put away two loads of laundry (I folded; she put away).  

But, the highlight of my day was being allowed to walk once around the back garden in the afternoon, to check on the plants, with my daughter accompanying me to make sure I didn't stumble or anything (with my foot being numb, I need to be mindful about maintaining my balance).  

The garden seems to be thriving!  The zucchini plants have grown so big over the past couple of weeks!

Zucchini Plants

These are the ones growing in the bed where the green beans didn't come up

One of the plants that were planted under the peach tree already has a small zucchini growing!

The First Zucchini!

While the plants that were transplanted to the weeded rose bed are not quite as big, but, appear to be doing well and one has a flower:

Transplanted Zucchini Plants

Nearby, the potatoes I planted in pots are coming along nicely, too - no idea if they will form any potatoes or not, but, they were old potatoes that had started to sprout and I planted them instead of throwing them away.  

Potato Plants

The Early Girl tomato plant seems to be doing well, too, and has almost reached the top rung of the tomato cage!  I can still see only the one tomato growing on it, but, hopefully, there will be more than one tomato!

Early Girl Tomato Plant

And finally, more wild flowers are blooming:

Wildflowers:  Coreopsis

The plant had fallen over, either due to the wind or perhaps from being watered, as it hadn't been staked.  But, such vibrant colors!

As you can imagine, I am itching to be able to go outside to water the garden and spend more time, but, I don't want to do anything without the doctor's approval, so, after less than a 10 minutes stroll, I went back inside, to rest.

Today, I am grateful for:

- Another pain-free 24 hours
- A walk in the garden
- The plants growing well
- Freshly picked peaches and blueberries from the garden
- My daughter's continued care and concern for my wellbeing

Today's joyful activity was, as I mentioned above, strolling around the garden!  

No special plans for tomorrow.  I will continue to read and do what I can to keep myself occupied.

How was your Sunday?  What are your plans for Monday?