"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil
is to forget ourselves."
Gandhi

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Out Back

Sometimes, the most obvious solutions are right in front of your eyes, but it takes a certain state of mind, an openess, to see them. For the past twelve years, I've gazed out the family room windows at my back yard, but somehow could only see it as a suitable place for a nice sized party, a game of badminton, and a landing area for flocks of geese. I've spent a good deal of time keeping the yard manicured, the grass green and cut short.

Is it possible that my next opportunity is just steps from my back door? Can I build a community around an organic garden right here in my own back yard? Maybe I've been looking at my next vision all along.

1 comment:

  1. Well well...I think your on to something!

    I hope it is since half the yard is already dug up hahaha :)

    Hate those darn geese...sooo gross!!!

    you are doing good mama...three for three, you are gonna be good at this !

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