GROWTH :: I may have had to rescue my tomato plant from the frigid June temperatures and bring it indoors so that it will survive the elements, but my chard and squash are thriving outdoors in their grand urban oasis. I planted them just a month ago and look at them! I am quite pleased with their progress. GROWTH, both of the physical, organic, and personal variety is a funny thing. Sometimes I hardly notice it. Sometimes it seems slow and painful. Sometimes it’s too fast. Sometimes its surprisingly painless and natural. Sometimes it makes me smile and other times it makes me sob. For the moment, I’m glad my swiss chard is making me smile [celebrate really] and I’m thankful my tomato plant’s near death hasn’t quite brought me to tears. As for life in general, I’m coming to terms with the extremes I seemingly notice and feel more deeply than many and for now am happy that my growing pains are more analogous to my chard than my tomatoes.