I always find 5 tasks on the way to the one that is urgently needed. I make rules like, "put blinders on and don't look at anything but the task at hand," and, "never set out in the garden without my tool belt" (or I'll try to dig up that weed with my fingernails instead of a trowel, or stake a fallen plant by leaning it instead of tying....).

My goal is to be caught up and not have any urgent tasks so I can putter, and respond to each thing needing care. That's when nurturing a garden nurtures me. But life bogs me down and the garden moves on, relentlessly.

The fun part is that for every task I do accomplish, nature takes it and runs with it.

Reminds me of the time my son asked when the garden would be finished and I laughed myself silly.

I’ll dig up the hostas tomorrow, I promise.

Caught up is doing the garden tasks at the time the season requires instead of when it's too warm to plant beets or the tomato vines are crawling because I didn't stake them when I planted them.

I recall my daughter thought I spent too much time in the garden since she was done planting beans in about 15 minutes and wanted my attention after that.

here for them to start popping out of the ground. I made a new hosta bed in my woods last fall with a park bench.. Thinking I will put two giant blue hosta's one on each side of the bench with tall Lady Ferns. This will be Grandpa secret spot to bird watch and meditate.