Thank you so much, Anne---you always do a great job with quotes! I get misty when I see a military unit on parade, excited when seeing a military unit rolling down the highway, can't hold back the tears when Taps rings out at the funerals of deceased friends who served, watch all those old war movies---and, when I see a young man in uniform, I always tell him, "Thank you" and sometimes give him a hug if I sense he wouldn't mind. Most of all, when the older veterans are handing out the little paper poppies, I hug them and kiss them on the cheek and 'The Fields of Flanders' whirls about us. I'm fighting back tears and they're smiling the sweetest smiles in the world. May we never forget and may the world someday learn how to live in peace.

That was the hardest (and most important) thing I had to learn when I moved into this garden.. Thanks, Anne--good quotes; both.

I like the first quote, but nothing in my garden grows in rows, not even the veggies :) Atwood is right, there is nothing rational about gardening, but then enjoyment is an irrational act anyway

What good quotes they are, Anneliese! Having been blessed with 2 1/2" of rain ealy this week after a long, long dry spell, I can attest to the truth of water. Flora and fauna and earth all are happy.