And yes, someone's still home ...
Or these mint plants and lace cacti, happily growing on the compost heap where they had been given up for lost ...
Or these beautiful persimmons ...
growing out on the floodplain that has, in the past, looked more like a moon-scape than someplace where a plant might grow ...
Last but not least, the milkweeds ...
bravely scattering their seeds on rocky ground ...
figurative arms opened wide to possibility.
P.S. For a wonderful read on the world of plants, I highly recommend Lab Girl by Hope Jahren.
