God hates fresh vegetables
I'm not a superstitious person; in fact I think of myself as quite the skeptic. When the mole started digging in my garden I took it simply as a problem to be solved. Indeed, I eventually rooted out the pernicious insectivore. Then several days of rain and cold temperatures killed off the seeds. This too I took in stride. I replanted.
At this time I conceived the notion that my horticultural endeavors were not smiled upon by a higher power. Should I not have done my planting on a Sunday? Nonsense, fancy and jest! I am a man of reason and a pragmatist(as any farmer must be). The weather soon improved and the crops grew heartily, more or less. I felt vindicated.
Little did I know that this reprieve was merely prelude to my ultimate downfall.

That is a tree. That is the garden under it. A mighty wind rose up today and toppled this old hickory, crushing my produce and with it my hopes and dreams. Against such forces, what can I do but rage, rage gainst this cruel mystery which toys with me so?
At this time I conceived the notion that my horticultural endeavors were not smiled upon by a higher power. Should I not have done my planting on a Sunday? Nonsense, fancy and jest! I am a man of reason and a pragmatist(as any farmer must be). The weather soon improved and the crops grew heartily, more or less. I felt vindicated.
Little did I know that this reprieve was merely prelude to my ultimate downfall.

That is a tree. That is the garden under it. A mighty wind rose up today and toppled this old hickory, crushing my produce and with it my hopes and dreams. Against such forces, what can I do but rage, rage gainst this cruel mystery which toys with me so?