- Pining in Sunlight
Canon 5D Mark ll, 100 2.8 macro, 2.8 aperture, 1/125 shutter, 250 ISO
The moon was so bright I could see my shadow. I followed his soft steps into the garden by the side of the house, he with the hand tiller, me with a pocket full of seeds and a flashlight. It was still early summer, the earth not yet feeling the hallowed dryness of the long hot days. It was just he and I, in the still of the night, sowing something beautiful. I felt almost giddy. It was a tradition now, although this was only our second year planting Zinnia seeds by moonlight. It was a simple thing, really. Simple, but special. He was showing me he cared what I cared about. It was an intentional act of love.
He had saved a row in the vegetable garden just for me. For my Zinnias. I would see their cheerful faces by the end of summer. They would mark the passing of a season, bringing color around the edges of the garden, and my soul. They would arrive just as the rest of the plants were succumbing to summer’s exacting heat. As the tomato plants begin to bow their heads, the Zinnias will be spreading their petals to the sky. “Be of good cheer”, they declare. “There is hope and beauty yet to be found.”
Holding the hand of my husband, my toes in the earth, my heart was full with expectation. When we sow together, we reap together. Seeds sown by moonlight bear brilliance in the light of day.
Zinnias!
Hosea 10:12 ~ “Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.”
Crown of Color
Hope Springs Up
Summer Cheer
Gracing the Table
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