Wordless Wednesday: Green bean season
Poetry Sunday: Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver
How about we share another Mary Oliver poem? After all, you can never have too many of those. In this one, the poet seems to acknowledge that it is often hard to simply live in and enjoy the moment, perhaps because we are afraid it can't last. She urges us to give in to that moment and fully experience the joy. Although "much can never be redeemed, still, life has some possibility left." Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is no
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ReplyDeleteMy sentiments exactly, Snap!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of my childhood. Green beans were one of her favorite things to grow. Are these bunch beans or have I forgotten how to identify them?
ReplyDeleteThey are a bush bean called 'Contender', Anonymous. This is the first time I've grown this particular variety so I'm interested to see what they'll taste like. I'll find out at lunch today!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed this photo several times. Not sure why I am so drawn to it ! Shared it with a friend who also ioved it!! We always grew a ton of green beans growing up. I remember picking a bushel of them as a child which I sold to a neighbor for 3 whole dollars and feeling so rich!! We canned many jars of them-- okay my mom did but we stringed and snapped them after a morning of picking! It was dry where I grew up and they had to be irrigated and each row had to be hoed-- it was constant work and that garden kept five kids busy all summer! Home canned green beans--now known to my child and nieces and nephews as Granny's green beans are a treat better than any chocolate goodie!! By winter there were jars and jars of veggies stored away! The last crop of the season were left to dry and then they were harvested. The wind helped us thrash them and blew the shells away--pinto beans were left for winter meals!! Can you imagine my shock in college when I saw green beans on sell --4 cans for a $1!! Thanks for the memories!!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Anonymous. I have fond memories of green beans from my childhood also. They do remind me of my mother and they're one of my favorite vegetables to grow.
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