Austrians are very particular about their gardens (among other things). They are also very good at creating gorgeous flower box displays. Nearly every building and home in town has been alive with activity in recent days, and the flower boxes are out! The photo from our balcony shows our current flora, including our herb garden in the far background... Since our balcony is on the north face of the farm house, we get no direct sunlight and are limited in the kinds of flowers we can plant. It's been a fun and therapeutic way to spend some of my free time.
I took a brief stroll through the English garden at the castle this morning and was amazed at the color. There hasn't been anyone around with time to spend in the garden yet this season, but the work done by others in years past continues to produce beautiful results. Six weeks ago the garden looked dead, and with no one around to clean it up, I wondered how well it would get along (I'm not allowed to work in the garden... one of those legal visa/work-permit details.) Yet, today it was beautiful... delicate small purple and white flowers growing out of crags in rocks and all that. What a testament to the ways God works, too. I'm thankful for the years given in ministry here by so many men and women (including Jonathan). And even though it looks and feels like the schloss has been abandoned and is dead, I am hopeful that spring will come to this place again, and the work done in the past will bear fruit. God, I pray so; surprise us all yet again.
Well... there will be more photos of the flower boxes from around town coming soon... and throughout the summer, I'm sure.
for our American friends, and 
for our European friends.
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