i want to have several gardens, actually. an herb garden (basil, peppermint, oregano, thyme, ginger, garlic), a salad garden (butterleaf, kale, baby bok, cabbage (red and green), tomato, cucumber, carrot), a dinner garden (corn, squash, zucchini, green beans, snap peas, potato, bell pepper, jalepe�os, more tomato) and a dessert garden (strawberry, blueberry, a cherry tree or two) and maybe some flowers. i want a maple tree, an aloe plant, dry beans, some apples...

the garden here still has green to show, despite the season. even more striking, it still has vegetables - the bright red flash of a tomato or pepper, a bulbous orange pumpkin, yellow squash, a trailing vine heavy with fat green peas. it makes me wistful for a time yet to come, when i can walk into my backyard and find dinner, put my face near to the earth and smell the rich, thick scent of life.