Spring

There is no better place to usher in spring than the Garfield Park Conservatory. Our latest visit included an added bonus of interacting with a lively group of nursing home residents. Both parties (Ella and the residents) trying to get their feet underneath them and so excited to see each other. There is something so very special about the young and old...I don't mean that to sound trite. They seem to get it so much more clearly than those of us in the "middle". They relish what we breeze past as we hurry to the next "thing". They are grateful for the legs and balance they are trying to maintain or in Ella's case, achieve. They have a way to get rid of all of the static that creates noise in our day. Life's pleasures are less diluted and enjoyed in their purist form. A smile, an extended hand, beautiful flowers and the opportunity to be there; they couldn't ask for more...and neither could I. Thank you for giving me the chance to view life through your eyes Ella. I forget how beautiful it can be.