Changes

I caught myself doing something really stupid on my 15 minute break today. As I sat reading magazines, I was avoiding sections advertising "fall fashions" without realizing. I wanted summer to last so bad, I think I believed that maybe by not acknowledging the coming of fall, I'd.. postpone it? It's childish, but it's hoping.

Yesterday, I got to have some time for myself.
I visited the Ideal Garden, which I had deserted for some time, thanks to the timed irrigation system. (Technology is either gona kill us or save us; at least it's keeping my plants alive :S) It seems to grow in huge chunks every time I visit.

Tamara, Isabel and I started this garden project, if I can remember it correctly, sometime around February. The start was a real pain in the ass. There was shoveling, weeding, planting, maneuvering to be done. We started a few plants by seed, killed lots, and saved a few. The few that survived grew out to be quite decent vegetables.

 Our very first mini tomato!!! I wont' lie, I was really excited when I saw this.

The champion plant: basil!!!
I had some other "creative" plans for this herb but I think I've decided to keep it simple and make pesto out of this basil.

I was a little too late for these poor cabbage leaves; they were all eaten by caterpillars. I avenged my cabbage leaves by squishing all of them dead, but it's still a sorry sight.

Just a few weeks ago, this eggplant was the saddest little plant I'd ever seen. I considered taking it out to free up space since I didn't think it was going to grow anymore. I left it there because it kind of felt like an abortion... Now how the hell did it grow so big?!

I'm sure many people would agree with me when I say gardening is therapeutic. Taking care of something has never been so stress-free. One thing you notice when gardening is how rapidly some plants grow. You need to embrace this change and see it through.


"The only constant is change."


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