Roses in full bloom at the end of spring

I enjoy being in the garden every day.

I used to dislike insects,

but after feeling uncomfortable with a garden that had lost all its creatures due to pesticides,

I stopped using pesticides.

Now, honeybees, ladybugs, swallowtail butterflies, and many other insects visit.

Many wild birds also come.

I feel like the garden is raising my children.

April was a tough time for me, as I was not feeling well.

But then, a Japanese tit nested in a birdhouse in the garden,

laid eggs, and after a while,

I heard the cries of the baby birds.

It was a strong, strong touch of the energy of life.

I was so moved that I couldn't move.