Spring
is always full of surprises, especially if one has a short memory.
I
remember planting some extra tulip bulbs in this empty spot.
I
just don’t remember what color or what kind.
In a few weeks—Surprise!
I
know these green things popping out of the ground will blossom into lilies of
the valley,
but every year there are more and more—Surprise!
I
can’t even begin to remember all my computer passwords so I write them on a
card and hide it in my purse. While
looking for the card,
I
found a fifty I hid just in case I needed it on a trip I took months ago.
SURPRISE!
Some
things I remember. This year I
remembered to plant tomatoes before April so I won’t have to buy them from the
nursery. I also remember how tiny tomato
plants become huge and can overtake the garden and your life if you let
them. So I’ll thin them down to ten
plants in a week or so.
I
remembered to plant my lobelia –
--and
my pansies and cucumbers,
but I forgot how big they’ll get before it’s warm
enough to put them in the garden so the whole kitchen will probably be filled
with pots of dirt and plants in the very near future.
Being
forgetful has its drawbacks, but I usually remember to carry my cell phone with
me now. So if I remember to write myself
notes and lists and put them on my phone memo they go with me better than all
those little yellow sticky notes.
A
lot of other things I wonder about can be searched out in an instant.
The
other stuff, like the plots of favorite books and movies—
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--and
where I hid my Easter Eggs--
--makes
living every day a SURPRISE!
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