My Church Garden
Description
My story is very brief - I am a serious gardener.
My garden has always been my special place. When I am there, the rest of the world disappears. Sitting quietly allows me to observe birds closely and occasionally they have fed at my feet. My alpha hummingbird tried to chase away a bumblebee. It was hilarious and didn’t work. There is big drama and life and death struggles all around me. A beautiful parasitic wasp deposits eggs on a lime green caterpillar. A beetle devours an ant. The bright red cardinal doesn’t want any company on the bird feeder. There is always something going on.
During the COVID-19 pandemic it has become my holy place. I leave my house and enter it and I am completely and totally in the moment. This must be what prayer is like.
I am grateful beyond words, and still sane because of my garden.
Story Contributed by Ivia C.
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![Sculpture of child in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://communityofgardens.si.edu/files/original/842ba78a2b82ef35e720e1b4ab7d2362.jpg "Sculpture of child in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.")
Sculpture of child in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Zebra sculpture in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://communityofgardens.si.edu/files/original/fd8e36af62dd918f23cd20f84457463c.jpg "Zebra sculpture in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.")
Zebra sculpture in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Frog sculpture sitting on top of green ceramic container in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://communityofgardens.si.edu/files/original/1603fbca9219168a4ad46f2e0580c528.jpg "Frog sculpture sitting on top of green ceramic container in "My Church Garden" wearing mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.")
