A simple Saturday night

We've had no rain for the longest time. So I wandered slowly through the yard tonight watering the plants that seemed to need it the most: my apple trees, the linden, the tomatoes. I love my little piece of ground, happily shared with a chipmunk, moles, butterflies, dragonflies, squirrels, birds and the occasional toad; grudgingly shared with a groundhog; shared against my will with mosquitoes and yellow jackets.

I'm spending a quiet evening surrounded by my books, enjoying the memory of a simple meal tonight; a salad of carrots, basil and tomatoes, all fresh from the garden; and white rice blended with minced fish, tiny hot peppers -- also from the garden -- and fragrant garam masala for seasoning.