PEAS PLEASE

After enduring several days of rain (yes, I’m grateful to have someone else water the garden), the sun came out today. I took advantage of the break in the weather and checked to see if the sunflower seeds had made any progress (not really but maybe two or three germinated?).

While there I noticed:

PEA PODS!

Despite all the challenges this garden bed has had this season, I have pea pods. How exciting! They are not filled with peas yet but they sure are welcome sight.

The garden is sure a good place to learn about faith and hope. It doesn’t matter how many times I plant a seed, I do so with faith, hope, and a bit of trepidation. Then, when a plant emerges, I’m surprised. It’s a miracle! I don’t know why it’s such a surprise, it’s happened before. When that plant produces flowers, vegetables, or fruit I feel amazed and grateful. The garden lets me experience, again and again, what can be accomplished with a little bit of faith, along with the effort to plant a seed and nurture the plant. What a blessing.

This morning I was able to visit with an old acquaintance:

BETSY

Betsy, an Eastern Box Turtle, has visited the homestead several times over the years. She stops in every two or three years. The years I don’t see her, I see Benny. His shell has more speckling.

Turtles have been a favorite of mine since I was a young child. It’s special to live in a place where they just wander through the yard.