#January 4, 1918
#OTD Eleanor Perenyi, #Gardener & #Author, is born.
Eleanor wrote about her #Connecticut garden in #GreenThoughts.
#Delightful & #Honest, Eleanor wrote:
"It takes a while to #Grasp that not all #Failures are self-imposed - the result of #Ignorance, #Carelessness, or #Inexperience.
It takes a while to grasp that a #Garden isn't a testing ground for #Character
& to STOP asking,
"What did I do #Wrong?'
Maybe nothing."
#january #otd #gardener #author #connecticut #greenthoughts #delightful #honest #grasp #failures #ignorance #carelessness #inexperience #garden #character #wrong #gardening #nature #selflove #selfcare #forgiveness
Thinking about this curious tree that we saw on a walk, in Cornwall woodland, and it looked out of place and unlike all the trunks around it; but was a brighter green, and an eye-catching shape, and reached up for its bit of sunlight, just like all the others. #trees #greenthoughts 💚