Sometimes I think gardeners and farmers both are eternal optimists, always wanting to hope for more, "weeelll, NEXT year..." , " I'm going to try..." and "New garden space will be..."
Maybe growing things is an expression of hope and life?
A dormant seed to me, is potential. A seed just starting to sprout reminds me of the drive to live, to produce, to thrive - to hope.
And, most years, we get something lovely to eat and share.
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