06/19/2026
A volunteer plant always feels a little like a gift.
I didn’t plant this one. Didn’t start it in a tray or make space for it in the garden plan. It just popped up and decided to thrive. In fact, it’s doing better than most of the things we intentionally planted.
Gardening has a way of keeping your ego in check. The plants you fuss over sometimes struggle, and the random sunflower that nobody invited ends up being one of the prettiest things in the garden.
Funny how that works.
And I’m not saying there’s a life lesson in there, but I’m also not not saying it. 🌻🌻🌻