Wednesday in the garden: Tomatoes and peppers and roses, oh my!
Poetry Sunday: Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver
How about we share another Mary Oliver poem? After all, you can never have too many of those. In this one, the poet seems to acknowledge that it is often hard to simply live in and enjoy the moment, perhaps because we are afraid it can't last. She urges us to give in to that moment and fully experience the joy. Although "much can never be redeemed, still, life has some possibility left." Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is no...
You can't complain! Beauty and taste in your garden. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to that first ripe tomato in a few weeks. Until then, there's always fried green tomatoes!
DeleteYou have tomatoes that big already?
ReplyDeleteI bought plants and planted them in February because I felt certain we were going to have an early spring. The trick with growing tomatoes here is to get ahead of the stinkbugs, so planting them as early as possible is the best strategy.
DeleteYou are way, way ahead of me. My tomato seedlings have only just sprouted their true leaves.. :(
ReplyDeleteTomatoes stop producing when it gets very hot and that comes really early here, so we do need a fast start.
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