I Found a Secret Garden

 I found a secret garden yesterday.  It's called Reynolda House Museum and Gardens, here in Winston Salem, NC.  It's only ten minutes away.  My favorite children's book is The Secret Garden, and here is beautiful song from the movie.

Knowing that we were moving tomorrow, I thought a nice walk would help me to regain clarity, until the chaos of a move began.  Yesterday I treated myself to a walk through Reynolda Gardens.

I love seeing berries in Winter, it's like seeing a promise of what is to follow in Spring.

 As I walked through the gardens in winter, I realized that come Spring I will feel just like Mary Lenox felt when she walked through her own secret Garden.

 Reynolda House is a museum filled with artwork and the history of R.J. Reynolds home.

When I was around eight years old, my father gave me the book The Secret Garden.  This book has meant the world to me and it's symbolism has surely been part of so many chapters of my life.

Although everything was dead in winter in the garden I found yesterday, it was a reminder that a new garden will bloom in Spring.  I miss my secret garden back home filled with family and friends.  I will see them soon, and the promise of a new secret garden will bloom in this chapter of my life as well.

 I can't wait until Spring to see this gorgeous garden in bloom.

It's winter and the cardinals are overseeing the garden, but soon the bluebirds will be singing when Spring arrives.

I am moving tomorrow and our Internet won't be installed until next Tuesday.  So, have a wonderful weekend.