"May I be a guard for those who need protection A guide for those on the path A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood May I be a lamp in the darkness A resting place for the weary A healing medicine for all who are sick A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles And for the boundless multitudes of living beings May I bring sustenance and awakening Enduring like the earth and sky Until all beings are freed from sorrow And all are awakened." May I hold the spac

On my way to writing this morning, I was swept away on a plant adventure. My neighbor Theresa invited me into her garden And asked if I wanted some plants. Yes! Now I have to plant a bucketful of lungwort (Pulmlnaria) With its lovely spotted leaves. Now I have to plant some catmint, Not catnip. But still a mint. Now I have to plant the foxgloves Which are wilded in her garden. I've tried, unsuccessfully, to get foxgloves to inhabit my garden. Hopefully this will take. Now I h