Emergence

Isn't new life thrilling?
I fretted whether those seeds that I planted a few weeks ago were going to survive our late March snowstorm. The spinach, carrots, lettuce and peas that I had planted into my newly tilled and fertilized soil.
Really, the worry was not necessary for they are bursting forward out of the dirt, small and hardy, waiting for another bout of heat like last Saturday. But arrived they have.
In honor of their emergence I have started my tomatoes, basil and peppers - indoors of course and on the floor of my living room. Already they are beginning to sprout.

Emergence. I like that word. It is an exciting moment and one that I celebrate in many ways.