September didn’t want to let go of summer. But eventually, falling leaves and cooler weather won out in October. We’re getting a late start this autumn. But all will work out, there will be greens – collards, mustard, and turnips for Christmas if not Thanksgiving. This year we’re going to try carrots and onions in the raised beds.
I purchased some collard plants at Jeff’s in Flomaton to give us a head start and left them in the garden instead of taking them home with me. I went back the next morning and wouldn’t you know someone helped themselves to 12 plants. It was my fault!
I should’ve never left them there. But I was still hopping mad and couldn’t sleep for days. Then this past Monday I was digging in my own garden at home and disturbed a toad out of its hidy-hole. I’m thinking it’s the same toad I dug up in the spring. I apologized to it.
The toad sat there the whole time side-eyeing me and judging, maybe even cursing me in its toady language. Then a tiny toad skipped towards it. I understood…. there’s a family living here.
And just like that my anger disappeared and I thought maybe the person who took those collard plants thought we were giving them away and maybe we should grow seedlings each season and give them away for other would be gardeners. 💡
Nature is all healing, forgiving, and surprising. Like this rose bush I thought was a goner because I haven’t tended to it for far too long. It spent too many hot steamy summer days covered in Carolina vines and Morning Glories. This summer in a burst of energy I cleared out the vines.
I found some dead dry branches and no green signs of life. I still gave it some fertilizer, water, and mulch. It rewarded my hope with the biggest red blossom. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
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