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The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the FenceBy Lorna Morck
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Grass was already on my mind. The previous spring, I was fascinated by the wild grasses in our meadow, growing tall and blowing in the wind until the mandatory "weed abatement" mowed them down. Mornings, I would walk among them and stop in silent reverie, absorbing line in motion, watching it change with the light into endless hues of green, gold, and brown.
My camera became my companion. Those snapshots, blown up on a black and white copier, fascinated me even more. I knew there was a grass art quilt (or series) in my future. So when I learned of The Proverbial Challenge, the first saying that occurred to me was "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." That saying was a banner for me in my youth. I interpreted it as "places to go, people to meet." Surely just over the hill/border/fence, great treasures and surprising adventures awaited me. Curiosity led the way and there was usually more appealing than here. As I've matured, however, my reaction to this familiar saying has changed. I've learned that the grass, in actuality, is not greener on the other side of the fence. It may be as green or a different hue of green, but it is seldom green-er. I've learned that I can experience just as much "green-ness" where I am right here, right now, as I ever dreamed of finding on the other side of the fence. Then there's that fence. It used to loom, absorbing space to the horizon. Nowadays, though, it has shrunk to near invisibility. The questing has taken an inward turn and it is particularly satisfying to find no limiting fences on the horizon. |