Goodbye, Garden

We knew it was coming. The next 2 Nights will bring Freezes which will effectively say Goodbye to our beautiful Gardens. Most of those Glorious Flowers and Charming Veggies that we have enjoyed so much will be brown and crusty tomorrow. If they are not tomorrow, they surely will be the next morning with temperatures projected at 22 Degrees.

Oh, how we have enjoyed You this Season. Yes, the Season has presented some challenges. Even the Old Timers in this Region say they have never seen anything like it.

Regardless, Dear Garden, You have given us plenty. You have cared for your Human Family well. Saying Goodbye to You is a Sad Time, like saying Goodbye to an Old Friend. Yet it is also a Joyous Time. We will be thinking often of You over the coming Winter Months as we pull yet another Gift from You from the Family Food Store.

I can imagine You will enjoy your Slumber Time over the Winter Season as will your Human Friends. Goodbye, Dear Garden. Thanks so much for providing for us.

Yes, we plan to be back next year with more Seeds, more Plans, and more Lessons to learn. And, I can garuntee You that we will be paying more attention to caring for Your Precious Soil. We will be listening ever so carefully to your Quiet Voice for the Lessons that You offer to your Human Family. Listening to your Quiet Voice is something People of Our Culture are not prone to do. It will mean stilling our Human Voices for the Quiet Spaces of You inbetween. We have so much to learn.

I can imagine that You are likely smiling as I write these humble words.