tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post1644336759516544808..comments2024-03-19T09:12:47.863-06:00Comments on Michael Shay's <em>Hummingbirdminds</em>: Writing and gardening -- two peas in a podMichael Shayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622613457420118934noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post-45462304631946684272018-05-19T12:28:04.273-06:002018-05-19T12:28:04.273-06:00Thanks for your comments. A few summers ago, I was...Thanks for your comments. A few summers ago, I was out in my backyard covering my tomatoes from golf ball-sized hail while, out front, my car got pounded with dents. My rook took a beating too. Tomato growers have strange priorities. Michael Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622613457420118934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post-79825395255069450062018-03-30T10:45:22.678-06:002018-03-30T10:45:22.678-06:00Great analogy. I had a veggie garden when we lived...Great analogy. I had a veggie garden when we lived in Lusk and loved it--warmer, less wind there. But when we moved east of Cheyenne I told Mike we weren't going to try to grow anything that wasn't already growing on this wind-and-hail-battered prairie.<br /><br />Now I can marvel at the hailstorms as they swoop in, instead of moaning, "Oh, the tomatoes! The poor tomatoes."<br /><br />Both writing and gardening take a lot of faith, too. Doing all the work and hoping something will come out of it. But worth it, in the end. Thanks for the post. <br />Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465569682893565883noreply@blogger.com