If you plant it, it will grow

Life gets in the way of tending the garden.  I have the best of intentions, I plan the garden, set goals for planting and tending to it, create projects to improve it, and dream of how it will turn out.  But, alas, my plan goes by the wayside, my goals don't match the financial budget, my time for tending and new projects gets sidetracked by personal and work obligations, and the insects and rodents have plans of their own.  Sounds somewhat like how life seems to go in any given month.

But still, when I walk through the garden and take in the progress, even with the leaves chewed down, and ripening strawberries stolen away, it remains a wonder.  The flowers are blooming and adding such lovely color against the shades of green from the thriving lettuce.  The herbs are growing heartily, except for the basil (is that like doing well at everything except math?)  

I had so much to do for wedding showers, birthdays, holiday celebrations that I hardly had time to check on the garden.  But when I did, it was still standing, still growing, still working hard to become all it can.  I am grateful that even when I falter and get distracted, things continues to flourish.  It may not look or act like I planned, but it is lovely just the same.