Mindfulness in garden

I would like to share my experience about how mindfulness has changed my perspective towards the things around me. It is an elementary experience ,but it made me think and astonish how my whole attitude got transformed by the way I look at it. We all know how variable UK weather is and in all likelihood of having four seasons in one day. We are accustomed to visit national trust properties oftentimes. In the beginning I struggled to cope up with the weather. I usually yearn to go back to car or a warm place whenever I go out. That's not a great behaviour though. But the thought of facing the unpleasantly cold weather confine me from enjoying that place. Recently we visited Cliveden garden where I had been many times before. It was the same unpredictable weather. But I went in an open mind without any judgement not thinking about how the weather going to make me feel terrible. My eyes began to follow the maple leaves falling slowly on the floor and my body got relaxed. Same chill wind blew this time as well, but I felt like caressing my face and hair and got acquainted with the wind. Now I am familiar with the wind which I was afraid of, I settled down and started enjoying the scenery. The way I approached the woods is different from my previous visits. I started enjoying the red and oranges of autumn leaves, muddy margins of the pond and the kids trying to look at the tadpoles in its sloping beach. Magnolia trees were looking great and looked like they have done with the flowering phase. I could not smell the magnolia flowers but could smell their fresh leaves. I got to enjoy the sun who finally decided to show up briefly. Towards the end , I forgot about my hesitancy for the weather. I had a feel of wholeness and blissfulness in my heart when I left that place. Sometimes it is good to go out with an empty mind and go with the flow, letting the nature to take care of the rest. (I have to add a disclaimer here that this may not be applicable for adverse weather ! )