An excerpt from the January newsletter called Fairy Wren Cottage Postcards.

Gardening is my gentle form of activism.

If you have been following Fairy Wren Cottage for awhile you most likely know that I garden with physical limits due to an accident I had.  It’s been thirteen years now since the prong of the metal garden rake went completely through my hand and changed my life in seconds. I often get (well intentioned) messages saying that I live a dream life. Make no mistake, having someone cut up my food for me every meal and living day to day with a myriad of limitations because of my accident is no dream life.  Not to mention the depression that sinks in if I don’t keep a strict eye out for the red flags and triggers. The sleepless nights due to the pain don’t help either.

I’m here for sharing the beauty that is also part of my days. Capturing a magical, fleeting moment. It helps me and I hope it helps you too. Letting the Light in. It is my form of activism against the darkness in the world. Gardening is my gentle form of activism. Growing flowers is my gentle form of activism. In Tenzin Palmo’s memoir A Cave in the Snow, she writes that she grew fruit and vegetables to nourish her body and flowers to nourish her soul. My hope is that my flowery photography does nourish your soul as much as it nourishes mine.

Sending Light and Love,

Jude x

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