A Handful of Joy

The days are getting longer and warmer here in the Big Horn Basin, although it's not quite warm enough for me and my plants, yet. Nevertheless, I'm enjoying getting my hands dirty with the joyful work required to prep my garden for planting.

Yesterday, I visited our local nursery and I was overwhelmed by the sea of vibrant colors bursting with life - purple, blue, red, yellow, orange, and lots of green - such splendid food for the soul after a long, gray winter. I found several varieties of tomato plants, a couple of cucumber plants, and all of my favorite herbs. The vegetable and flower seeds I've been cultivating in my kitchen for over a month are almost mature enough to be planted, so now it's just a matter of waiting a few more days and they will be relocated to their new digs.

It was the wise and enduring philosopher, Aristotle, who coined the phrase, "Patience is a virtue," and this certainly applies to those of us who are gardeners in Wyoming!

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. -Aristotle