Welcome to the first #creativegarden challenge of 2024! We've had a short break and really missed the amazing stories, reflections and poetry that Hive Gardeners have written. Please accept our humble invitation to join in the community fun.

Every week, on Sundays, we'll give you a new prompt. It works in the same way as similiar writing challenges such as those offered by Cinnamon Club Coffee, The Ink Well, and other communities. It's an opportunity for you to write, especially if you are stuck for ideas and would like to have a bit of a challenge.
Guidelines
- Respond to the prompt in a creative way - you can write a highly descriptive post, a recipe, a poem, or even a drawing or a science fiction story!
- It MUST respond to the prompt of the week - the interpretation of the prompt is up to you. It simply MUST be 'garden' themed!
- Post in the community
- Use the tag '#creativegarden'
- Engage in the community
Due Dates
The challenge begins at 7 am UST/6pm AEST, and ends at 7 am UST/6pm AEST the following Friday. Posts within this time frame will get full upvotes and reblogs from us. It's your responsibility to check the time and to check in each week for a new prompt.
This Week's Prompts
Each week there will be a single word prompt, and a longer prompt. You can choose to combine them or just choose one.
Prompt #1
TEMPERATURE
Prompt #2
A magical bird visits your garden, carrying messages from the spirit world. What guidance or warnings does the bird bring, and how do you interpret its cryptic messages?
We hope you enjoy writing a garden themed post this week, and look forward to reading it! Happy Gardening!

The Creative Garden is a weekly challenge designed to inspire you to write on garden related topics. Check out the weekly publication in the Hive Garden community, published every weekend!