From an essay of "On Leaving the Garden" in The Fragrance of God by Vigen Guroian:
"I have said on occasion that I think gardening is nearer to godliness than theology. … True gardeners are both iconographers and theologians insofar as these activities are the fruit of prayer 'without ceasing.' Likewise, true gardeners never cease to garden, not even in their sleep, because gardening is not just something they do. It is how they live."

I seem to be more aware of the chirping birds, the rising sun, and the new growth of wild plants lately. The past couple of mornings there has been a bird with a loud distinctive call in our redwood tree when I went out to get the newspapers. I want to remember to be outside in the morning and evening hours more often.