We have rain!

Since I have never been exposed to gardening prior to this project, I am not sure what to make of this aggressively rainy Sunday. In movies, farmers celebrate the rain after a long drought. Were we in a drought? Should I be happy about this downpour? Or should I be concerned.... Sara did write that her and Will were unable to prepare the beds for the rain. Part of me thinks that the rain will nourish the soil, and the other part feels like there is too much rain and the soil will come up since we do have raised-bed plots.

When I woke up this morning, I instantly thought of our garden and I knew that I was supposed to feel something about the rain, but I wasn't sure what it was. I am once again reminded of what a novice I am in this whole process and I don't like it! I am used to excelling, and I do not like to do something that I don't know everything about. I do not want to mess this up, but I am not sure how to do it right. Thank goodness for all of you pros!

I cannot help but look forward and wonder what our next steps will be after the rain clears. How should we fix up the plots? Will there be a lot of damage done? I can't help but worry about our beds.

I am constantly thinking of Barbara Kingsolver and her description of gardens as children. I already feel like I am concerned about those beds as if they are my children, and there aren't even seeds planted yet. Even though this journey has just begun, I already understand the metaphor of our garden awkwardly as our communal child that we need to protect, decide what is best for it, and worry over. This is so weird, and Kingsolver could not have been more right. Parenting is tough! ;)