Brilliant Start

We've been working with the learners' forum to develop a major environmental project, looking at everything from gardening to recycling.

It does seem that it's harder to resource these things if you are working with an adult group, which is a shame because our previous pilot project had some really fantastic results with 10 new gardeners going off to college as a result. All are working hard in various jobs around the country now. We used to fund this as part of the projects for adult learners' week-maybe we'll get the chance to do more and better in future.

As I came home tonight I found myself in the garden and think maybe a new approach is required. Everyone deserves a little help.

An Evening Hour

It was a sunny bright evening, an evening so calm,
The kind of evening that was inviting me with an outstretched arm.
So I decided to spend an hour doing almost nothing,
Sitting and enjoying the best of what nature could bring.
Getting up from my chair, I thought I'd take a stride
Then there was a bumble bee that suddenly came by my side.
There was a kind of music as the bee flapped its wing,
Music so perfect That no one could ever sing.
Walking little further, I spotted a butterfly
Which was hovering over the flowers and then soaring high
And I came to the conclusion as I was on my knees,
Not the richest of queens was dressed like one of these.
My evening hour in the garden was very well spent
And now I know what beauty and music really meant!!

by Pearlyn