Early morning walking....

Yesterday on my early morning walk I realized how blessed we are to be living in the suburbs.  I regularly pass patches of sweet corn, beans, peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes and flowers.  All are carefully tended.  Sometimes there are stands where vegetables are set out and you can take what you want and put the stipulated money into a nearby container.

They say you can take the girl off the farm, but you can't the farm from the girl.  So I guess that's what I've experience, but I must admit this had a limit once:

In certain areas there are small plots that people can simply use and grow their own vegetables.  My Korean friend, without telling me, signed up for a plot for each of us!  So during this growing period I had to go and "work" the land....plant seeds and pick weeds!  Grudgingly, I'll admit, because usually I cared for our yard and that was enough...and I could easily buy all the vegetables I needed!  Once I got a notice from the higher powers to go and clean out the accumulated weeds! 

I finished my year and she knew better than to sign me up again.  I guess there's a moral here, but I don't know what it is.