The Diary Game (05-01-2021) | A Visit To Our Backyard Garden: Sanctuary For Nature, A Better Life

Daytime has arrived, with tousled grass, earth breeze, and vibrant green hues. I look forward to another day in our lives, and I thank God that despite the events of our lives, such as the pandemic, He does not allow bad things to happen.

I wake up at 5:00 in the morning every day as a typical mother does. Upon waking up I pray and give thanks for the new day and life He has lent me and ask for guidance that He will be in control in any decisions I will make in my life. My morning runs smoothly when he is in bed still asleep or even when he is awake, it's a bonus for me when he is in good shape and just playing alone and waiting for his food.

My Son's Breakfast

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Today, after I had a hearty breakfast, my son took a shower, cleaned the whole house, and did laundry. I went down to our backyard and inspected the vegetables I had planted. I have tomatoes, pepper, sweet basil, cucumber, calamansi and there are more to mention. We have a huge backyard and it is good to have vegetables around especially during this pandemic and it saves me from buying them in the market which is very expensive nowadays.

Three more days and some of my tomatoes are ready for harvest

Hmmm...my bell pepper is almost ready for harvest. This is good for salads and pizza as well

Wow! My sweet basil is ready for transplanting and soon I can sell them again and leave some for my pasta

Look at my cucumber, it's growing fast! A friend helped me put up a trellis so it will bear properly

The calamansi is bearing more fruits. I love the way it grows as bonsai

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My mother has also plants such as orchids and other flowering plants that add beauty to our home as well. I love her plants but I felt sorry because I don't have enough time to care for them because I have a physically and intellectually challenged son to attend to. Let me show you some of her flowering plants:

This is Vanda Sanderiana (Orchids), a crossed-bred of Waling-waling and Common Vanda. It is commonly found in Mindanao, Philippines

Also one of my Mom's rare collection of orchids, the Sholai Queen as it is called

A commonly called Vanda Orchid, I love this color - Carnation Pink. You can just plant it on driftwood and leave it on the open ground under the heat of the sun unlike the other varieties

A Satin-like flower, the Cattleya. These are just a common variety of an orchid though it is an expensive kind

These flowers have many uses and they are also income-generating. We sell them when there are buyers who come to the house. When there are anniversaries, birthdays, we give them as a present to the celebrants.

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As I wandered around., I noticed many bird nests in every bamboo tree, Jamaica tree, and Indian tree. Oh! I already have a bird sanctuary. I enjoyed watching the birds around. It’s really different when there are trees in the backyard, it's very lively, I took photos of them so I can write about them. Even though we live in an urban area, at least they are still around chirping every morning that perks my day up every time I wake up.

Nest #1 in the middle of a Chinese Bamboo twigs

Nest #2 that is exposed on the Buddha Bamboo tree. I just trimmed the branches recently and did not expect that the birds would create its nest on it

Nest #3 created up there in that Indian tree

Nest #4 created in the middle of Jamica tree

Look at that King Fisher on the tree, as if he just had his catched. He is still wet, some water dripped from his feathers when I took a snap of him

A Sparrow. This is the one who wakes me up every morning. He was chirping when I took a snap of him

As I watch the birds play in the backyard, I feel warm inside. They are the sun in my life. My attention is drawn to their chirping. These feathered friends have their own lives, apart from ours, but their company has made me so much richer.

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There is peace in the soul that comes of making a tiny nature reserve of one's own backyard as if that part of my own nature that has a child's wonder in the simple bud and movement of foliage is reserved and nurtured too. The backyard is a sanctuary for nature and in that it becomes my own place of serenity.

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How I love this day, bringing a wave of sweet earthly joy. They say the universe is all connected, as are we all, and at this moment it's so tangible, real. A beautiful experience that is written in my diary.

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