Mutability

As the refrain in the I Ching has it "all is change".  The garden at Norman Avenue is a constant scene of change.  Just weeks ago, we were awash in a sea of colorful azaleas.  We have had orange, pink, purple, red, and white in quick succession.  We had Japanese irises, lavender (of course!), grape hyacinth, buttercups and more.

But everything changes, all tends toward decline and now our beautiful azaleas look like this:   

I think there's a lesson here, somewhere.  I do know staying beautiful isn't easy, or long-lived.  And our garden is a lesson in mutability.