A small group of children joined me for a wonder-filled walk through the Botanic Gardens in Denver. I am always amazed by how much I learn alongside the children. For instance, did you know that every branch of a cottonwood tree contains a star?
Or that if you look closely at golden yellow flowers you can see the sun, "...like light beams growing up out of the ground"?
The children led the way through a very small section of the Gardens, there was just too much packed into each garden plot to move very quickly. Our code word was "I-SPY", so whenever someone called, "I-SPY", the group stopped to see whatever beautiful miracle was in our midst.
This tiny bee prompted an observational drawing session. The children noticed that each bee "...goes to work and gets nectar from a flower to make honey". They also pointed out that bees have stingers and tongues and bodies and heads and wings.
One member of our group shared a beautiuful brick in honor of his beloved sister Juliette. We all gathered around her commemorative stone to share in the beauty of nature all around us and the lasting embrace of love.
We stopped often to snack and draw from our natural muse.
As gardeners worked on the irrigation system, our group noticed a rainbow shimmering amidst the sprinkler spray, noting "...when the sun gets together with the water it makes a rainbow".
At the lily pond they noticed if they touched the surface of the water it "...made like sound waves that looked like circles going out and kind of vibrating". We also enjoyed smelling the various olfactory gifts unique to each garden and flower.
It was a wonderful morning and we all agreed that it went by much too fast!
The children never cease to inspire me and fill me with a deep awe in the presence of life's majesty.
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