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The Crack in the Patio

There is a tomato plant growing in a crack in my patio. It wasn’t planted there. I didn’t water it every day or carefully prepare the soil. In fact, I almost missed it. Yet today it is four times the size of the tomato plant I lovingly nurtured in a pot. It made me wonderContinue reading “The Crack in the Patio”

The moment of meeting a bee

It happens on the garden path, in that ordinary corridor between the back door and the day. You are not looking for anything in particular. The air still carries the coolness of morning, though the sun has begun its quiet work. Gravel shifts under your step. A blackbird is somewhere behind you, rehearsing. And thenContinue reading “The moment of meeting a bee”