‘Begonia Array’
"A callused palm and dirty fingernails precede a Green Thumb. When the hoe handle is loose, you will have misplaced the steel wedges. Not to move either hand, nor clap, nor think too much are all good for zen gardening. As you move your hands so you move your mind. Why is it that you can find four gloves for the left hand, and none for the right? As with most arts, gardening is an expression of our hands. Your hand hoe will always find its way to the bottom of the weeding barrel. Civilization is rooted in the hands of the gardeners. You can sometimes get a handle on life, but it often breaks. The eyes of a gardener are usually bigger than her hands. Gardening helps us to carefully attend to the close at hand. Chop the weeds and hose the water ... the sounds of two hands clapping - with delight. Your rich, famous, and handsome; and, your garden doesn't care. The difference between a pile of rocks and a rock garden - the eyes and hands of the gardener. Getting your hands dirty," applies to more than gardening. Better to lend a helping hand than just to point a finger. Put your hands on the earth and feel the sorrows of the world. Hold your hoe in your hand, sharpen it, and fully sense its meaning. I see my hand more often than my face, and there is a lesson here to grasp somehow. Unclench your fist to give a hand." - Michael P. Garofalo, Pulling Onions