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| My Sunday seed haul. Calloways saw me coming. |
I am almost always my most creative in writing when I have a
secondary passion project going on. In most cases, that secondary passion is
gardening and yard work. Getting my hands dirty in the soil, laying out the
plant design, whether it be flowers or vegetables, gives me time to be at one
with my thoughts. I don’t have to talk, look at a screen, or even really think
of anything other than the seedling in front of me.
This year I got ambitious in my seed purchasing (photo
above). I tend to container garden, using oblong galvanized water troughs
purchased from my local feed store. While they may seem expensive, they last
forever, are portable, and I don’t have to build anything. I’m pretty sure I’m going
to need more than my current four troughs!
Even though it’s late January, I look forward to the crops and
meals the seeds will produce throughout the spring, summer, fall, and here in
Texas, into the winter. My hope is that it will spur many creative thoughts, as
well.