June 26, 2010
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Sunny days and rainy nights are perfect....
....for the yard and gardens.
I have not blogged for a while but thought I would share some of the early summer scenes from my yard.
Been back in the pool at least half a dozen times, kicking now with both legs and this has been one of the best parts of this recovery process. 
Towels and suit needs to dry. The yard has been a major focus for June digging beds,
pulling weeds. 
Still more to go here and putting out annuals in different spots. 
Everything takes about twice as long but the end results are worthwhile. 
Those bedding plants for which I could not find a spot or ran out of energy have been placed in pots 
or boxes on the decks. The sequences of blooms of the perennials are very predictable: day lilies
and irises, 
lilacs, poppies,
bleeding hearts 
rose 
bushes 
and eventually. 
peonies. 
The ants are needed to assist the opening and have captured one here. These green berries will ripen to red and purple…
Saskatoon berries aka named from a sister province of Saskatchewan (just for all my American and Brit friends
) These berries are very much like blueberries but grow on tall bushes and trees of which I am fortunate enough to have some in my yard, as well as raspberry bushes and an Evans cherry tree.
On to other notes: the shift from June into July has caught me with a rather jarring note of reality of time passage. Had been hoping to heading Calgary and Cochrane to cheer my brother in his x-c bike trip and then I looked at my daybook. I am back to work at the hospital for 10 days! This will be with crutches and all!
Not certain whether to be excited
or overwhelmed
. My planning back in May was for scheduling a few shifts throughout the summer a gradual re-introduction but all of a sudden here is reality.
So where do I struggle at this point in the recovery process? Probably not as much on the physical level, as pretty proficient on my crutches and walker, although lifting and carrying items can be a challenge. But it is more so on my energy reserves and emotional ups and downs. Limited energy…. two or three planned activities in one day is about all I can handle and everything takes about twice as long. Early to bed, late mornings and afternoon naps are pre-requisites. It is the moodiness that catches me unawares as I am normally quite positive and optimistic in my outlook on life. Now I am very aware from my profession of the grieving emotions (DABDA) and the likelihood of them hitting at about 3 months after the initial event of loss, but does that make it any easier! Rainy day blues are a reality, as is anger and frustration!
So gentle reader, I share this because recovery from an accident or any type of loss in our lives is not just the physical healing but emotional as well: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance or new meanings.
Comments (4)
Love the photos!
And happy healing, it requires much patience.
I didn' t know you had physical worries about health and you are recovering .This concerns a leg .
The photos of your garden in bed or in pots are splendid with diversified patches of bright colors .
Love
Michel
@mammaquiet - Thanks...am really enjoying the yard and being here for the summer...think there must be something spiritual about gardens.
@fauquet - Yes love the spots of color and manage to find different corners in them to sit outside. In terms of my other comments, I know it is just the leg and all will be healed in the end.My writing helps process the recovery on different levels including the emotional and those of us who are counsellors tend to perhaps over analyze these things.
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