Tend your garden

Yesterday was a fairly nice day.  We all know how spring is, one step forward (warm), one step back (cold, rainy)  So about two weeks ago, we had several nice days in a row and I was out there with my shovel and pitchfork digging until I dropped.  Two of my raised beds were cleaned out within an inch of their lives.  Then came the cold and the wind and the rain.  A funny thing happens when you aren't out there with your shovel, all sorts of things seem to re-appear in those beds.  Yesterday was nice, so I went out to assess the damage.  Fortunately, there were only 3 things that had made their way back.  There were new raspberry plants, :) there were new catnip plants, ;) and there were new thistle plants ;(  So, I dug and dug, cussing the thistle plants, because they throw out deep runners and you can't get them out completely. Then, I dug out all the catnip plants and transplanted them out of respect for Catboy.  I did the same with the raspberries, out of respect for me.  It's funny, my garden is like my life.  As much as I hate the thistles, they are tenacious and remind me of what I don't want. The catnip plants show me how if I throw down really good roots, nothing can crush me, and the raspberries just taste good and are great to share. Make a ripple, find the lesson in everything, see what happens.