From the "what a wonderful world" department

Or maybe the department of banal, but profound, observations:

I find it truly amazing that I can toss a few seeds into dirt, and have edible plants come up not long after. I planted some green beans about ten days ago. At first I thought some critters had run off with most or all of the seeds, but today there are discernible bean plants in every single spot where I dropped the seeds. I expect to go out there tomorrow and see a beanstalk leading to a castle and a giant in the sky.

Now if only I had a digital camera, I could show you what it looks like. Sort of like this.