Cottage gardening delights the senses

A feast for all senses, scent, sight, sound, taste, touch.
Scent, mmm,the sweet scent of nicotiana which reminds me of honeyed vanilla on warm sultry evenings, lilacs in the spring, fresh cut grass, the smell of a rain shower, roses mingling everywhere....
Sight, the beauty of watching butterflies flitting from flower to flower, color combinations of flowers, buds, leaves, how the sight of a long awaited flower bursting into bloom cheers the heart......
Sound, hearing the birds in the morning, the sound of June bugs against the screens, the rumble of a thunderstorm rolling in and knowing the gardens will be getting a drink......
Taste, to gather the first sun warmed tomato from the vine, harvesting herbs to flavor home cookin', edible flowers to garnish salads......
Touch, the soft leaves of lambs ear, the prickly sensatin of moving aside raspberry canes to get at the sweet succulent fruit, the texture of the rocks that border the flower beds....

Kentucky Derby Outrage

The Kentucky Derby. A beautiful creature, the filly who was racing in the Kentucky Derby this past weekend, ridden to the point of BREAKING her legs. She had to be "put out of her misery" had to be "euthanized" had to be "put down to relieve her intense pain". Is anyone else as horrified? Does anyone else care this exquisite creature was killed for the sake of gambling, for the sake of entertainment? What the hell has this come to? And its not the first time and will not be the last. It is obscene, when people abuse animals and promote such horror.