My Wonderful Vegetable Garden

I love looking at my vegetable garden to see what has grown overnight. I love seeing what is almost ready to pick. I make a little map of what seeds I planted where in my two planter boxes, but mistakenly put two kinds of seed in one row, resulting in a crop of mystery. Little oak leaf lettuce heads are coming up; not sure where the spinach and cabbage are. Wax beans have been plentiful enough to have them as part of our dinner twice.
I saw a sign that summed it up for me. "A garden shows that there is hope for the future." That is so true for me. For a few years, I was afraid to plan ahead more than a few months; I did not dare to take the future for granted. But then I took on some obligations (homeowner secretary/treasurer, participation in some other ongoing committee obligations, signed up for a class, etc.) that were in the future. Now, after planting my garden, and reading that sign, I must say that it is true for me. I am planting and caring for the garden as it is highly possible that I will have a future. Wow -- never take that for granted as it could all change quickly, even before a new batch of seeds sprouts.