100 reasons why being a gardener is SUPER

This morning I was pruning Hortensia in a garden we take care of...
No noise, only scissor and rake.
No smog, only wet leaves' smell
No talk, only a few birds and I
quiet thoughts, a bit of responsability... don't cut the gem
A little bit of movement, no need to sweat
What am I going to do with all those nice dry flowers?
So i have taken a picture, just to remember what a nice morning it was

So that's it

Huis Te Vraag Amsterdam

This has been a Nico's discovery in his roaming around Amsterdam at the very beginning of 2009.

He could not believe a Cemetery could be so fascinating. 

Indeed such a calm spot of the city, surrounded by a canal and suburb streets. For what we could understand it's an old man keeping it, maybe some volunteers to help (voluntary service works very well in Holland). He also makes honey out the flowers of the gardens, and he sells it, beautiful!

Would you ever buy a box of honey made in a cemetery?

But here it's so normal and nice you'd do! We did!

Try to count how many parrots are in this picture! Someone has lost his own and they have fund the perfect place to build a block.

Garden is everywhere.
So nice at the entrance there is a big writing:
MEMENTO VITAE   and   MEMENTO MORI
And you really don't understand what is best