Garden Cuties

A volunteer purple petunia showed up to join the Thunbergia. Some portulaca plants also turned up in the pot, promising more color as they open. My neighbor and I used some of my 60 gallons of sifted compost to fill up plant containers this season, and because the compost pile did not get hot enough to kill seeds, we have these little serendipities happening.

Whatever else is going on in the world, I can count on the garden to provide cheery surprises.

--Bernice