Memorable Moments

You’d think that with a header challege theme like Memorable Moments in Your Life, I would remember, however, I forgot all about it until last night just before going to bed, so I stayed up to figure out what to put up.  

I started in on a collage so that I could fit in the pluralness of the header challenge. 

Oh heavens, there was not enough space, so then I tried to go with just memorable moments for this fall,  Deary me, you’da had to get out a magnifying glass for that one Dear Reader. 

I gave up, I had to go to bed.

Morning found me with a whopping headache from mulling over what to use.  Oh I know what you’re thinkin’, by lookin’ at my header you think I caved and just threw somethin’ up.  And I admit it could look like that unless you look deeper into the eyes of those Sunshine Squash.  Here goes my thinkin’… 

Those squash represent a lot of memorable moments.  The picture brings flashes of memories working in the garden with my children, and Dirt, the gardens here and the gardens that lead up to here.

Memories of a garden over by the sound in University Place where two newlyweds learned to work on a project together. 

A garden in the back of a city house where I began to share the wonders of growing and planting and chickens with our first Vick Chick.

Coming out here, unlimited room for a garden, watching little girls harvest dry beans, rake leaves for mulch, run with baby goats, chase chickens, flop around in a fit when weeds needed to be pulled, wrapping twine on bean frames, picking flowers, hiking in the woods identifying trees and shrubs, horseback riding for a whole day, with Dirt, with the girls.  Those Sunshine Squash represent a lot of sunny memories. 

Not to mention the memories of last year when we first discovered this lovely little squash, man alive it is yummy.  But unfortunately last year the mice discovered them as well, and we didn’t end up with very many. 

Looking at these squash I’m reminded that I didn’t think I would have any this year, the weather was awful, the soil was still soggy and cold come planting time, heck a majority of the garden was still under water. 

I started the squash too early in the Hippy Hot Hut, they don’t really appreciate the whole transplanting process.  Then when I had to move the squash to bigger pots I had to supplement my potting soil mix with compost from off farm, it was questionable at best but is was all I had, so I used it.  And sure enough it croaked three-fourths of my starts, squash and others.  And if that wasn’t bad enough, the weather continued to be mostly wet and cold until mid-July.  I’m surprised I have any thing in my garden this year let alone a fairly good crop of winter squash. 

So the final memorable moments in my life that my header reminds me of … that I’m a fool that is constantly carried on the shoulders of Someone far stronger than anything.  Constantly blessed far beyond what I deserve or can comprehend. 

So I’m sorry I ‘m late with my post, nearly a whole day, but there ya have it.  Go see what the others have for Imac’s choice of “Memorable Moments in Your Life”.  Sideboard for the links.