Flowers Fade

Zen Master Dogen once pointed out that weeds, while despised, flourish, and flowers, although cherished, fade.

My solution is to stop distinguishing between the weeds and the flowers, and just appreciate nature as it is.

Without any conscious gardening on my part, the azaleas in my back yard briefly appeared and then fell, but were replaced by rhododendrons.  Eventually, the rhododendrons disappeared, but now the purple and blue hydrangeas are blossoming in the yard.

  

Life is just one surprise after another.