24 The Life Worth Living 



creates talk.' The earth seems alive with 

 every species of early wild flowers. 



The vegetable garden is a source of endless 

 pleasure. We plant peas in January, and 

 cabbage and lettuce grow all winter. 



There is something about planting seeds, 

 watching them sprout and grow, that links 

 one with the creative process. 



Production is communion with God, how- 

 ever stoutly the dogmatist may deny it. 



I plant the seed in the soft warm earth and 

 feel the glow of creative joy. I have joined 

 with God in giving life, and when I reap my 

 harvest, I join with him in taking it again. 



There is not a month in the year that our 

 garden will not grow the hardy vegetables, 

 and from March to November it grows every- 

 thing that flourishes this side the tropics. 

 Celery will keep all winter bedded in the 

 ground where it grows. 



The spring calls the sportsman as loudly as 

 the fall. 



