January 6, 2010

I’ve been spending time planting garden the past few days. It is a sowing ‘in the mind’ and on paper…very pure in a certain sense. No weeding, watering, moles, or cats complicating the endeavor. Just some graphing paper, seed catalogues and a cup of tea. The seed catalogue is the authoritative text. It is different than reading the bible in many ways. Description, days to maturity, optimal growing conditions…it’s all laid out with numbers and certainties. But on one level it is very similar. It engages the imagination.
I will spend time with both ‘texts’ today…and be grateful.