Preparations for Spring Planting
“I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility.
Spring shall plant
And Autumn garner to the end of time.”
- Robert Browning
“So, yes, I do experience a type of reverie as a gardener. But it is not
something I control or strive for. When I find spirituality in my garden,
it seems to go hand in hand with hard work and diligence. Like a burst
of sunshine on a cloudy day, a feeling of peace will come over me and
grab me by surprise. I don’t really know why or how it happens.
But then again, I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
- Fran Sorin
We have been working in the garden as often as possible lately. Scattering 16-16-16 fertilizer and Ironite on trees and shrubs before the next rain storm. Pruning trees and shrubs. Removing dead limbs and twigs. Mowing lawns. Cleaning and replacing plants and pots on the back screened porch. Spraying trees. Planting trees and shrubs. Busy … Busy!
Lately, most of my writing and research indoors has been focused on improving my webpage on the Tai Chi Chuan Standard Simplified 24 Movement Form:
Standard Simplified Taijiquan 24 Form. Research by Michael P. Garofalo. Yang Style Taijiquan, 24 movements, created in 1956. Includes a detailed bibliography of books, media, links, online videos, articles, and resources. Provides a list of the 24 movement names in English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish, with citations for sources of the movement names. Provides detailed descriptions of each movement with black and white line illustrations and some photographs. Includes relevant quotations, notes, performance times, section breakdowns, basic Tai Chi principles, and strategies for learning the form. The Peking (Bejing) orthodox standard simplified 24 movement Tai Chi form is the most popular form practiced around the world. This is a 350 Kb HTML file, updated in March 2008. Published by Green Way Research, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California: Webpage URL: http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/short.htm.