CHAPTER 106 SPRING GARDEN PLANTING

Spring was in full swing and the snow had finally disappeared leaving us with beautiful warm weather. Jenna was standing by the kitchen window taking her coffee in a leisurely manner as she watched the sun rise in their backyard. The garden was still barren, the gardeners having tilled up the ground ready for planting but the ground was still devoid of plant life. This was the day that they would be sowing the seeds. Ryan joined her and stood right behind her and put his arms around her and placed his chin on her shoulder. ‘Do you want to get your hands dirty?’ he asked with the same enthusiasm as what Jenna was feeling. She rested her head against him and smiled. “Yes of course, I have been waiting for this. ” As far as Jenna could recall, spring garden planting was something that her family has always engaged in. There was something mystical in the idea — the idea of becoming, the idea of seeds growing into living flowers. This became a tradition that wakened the family and rem