Recovering Life #1- NATURE
Garden Rest in the Wastelands Mount Congreve Gardens, Waterford 5 min read I’ve never appreciated our garden as much as in Spring 2020. When Covid came our way and we entered lockdown in Ireland we were greeted with a sustained spell of dry weather. In the days to come we discovered new walks and woods hidden within our 2km limits. More than ever we needed to get out and breath the fresh air as the world closed in. As the traffic stopped and the world fell silent we heard the bird song like never before. Had the birds come closer since our human hurry and hustle ceased? Or had they always been singing and falling on deaf ears, minds noisy with our own preoccupations? The consciousness and connection with the beauty of nature in our neighbourhood were welcome refuge as covid waves surged. This movement back towards the land was well underway before Covid called. The widespread growth of the Grow it Yourself movement- lessening the distance between food and fork. The abu