June 8, 2015
(This is part of a 365 project
during my 70th years where I write and illustrate a blog on each
day’s gift.)
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| Mystery plants. |
On my back porch, in a pot with three blades of grass, a
mystery is growing. I didn’t plant anything in that pot this year but something is
coming up. It could be weeds; it could be
flowers; it could be amaranths.
I wonder what will happen if I watch these plants
grow and wait for them to bloom. I will experience anticipation and
disappointment and anticipation—anticipation each day as I look for flowers and
disappointment because I don’t see any and then anticipation again at looking again
the next day. If nothing blooms, at least I’ve experienced the anticipation and
that cannot be taken away.
There are the questions too. How did these plants
begin to grow in this pot? How did a blade of grass get here when the porch is
way above any grass? Did the wind blow some seeds here or is this from an
annual that I planted last year? If it is an annual, why is it acting like a
perennial? Should I prevent my cat from eating it because it is harmful? Can I
smoke it? How can I best photograph what is growing? Should I water the pot or
just let rain take care of it? Do these plants prefer sun or shade or half and
half? I wonder how tall these plants will grow. Will I need to transplant them
because they are too crowded in this pot?
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ~ Albert Einstein
Even small questions can drive us to look forward to the next day.
Will something bloom tomorrow? And what shall I call it?
My
gift today is a mystery.
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