Anticipation

"One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides."
W. E. Johns "The Passing Show"

                         

This is especially true in mid-winter amidst heavy rains when Silverado Creek is flowing, and so much in my garden lies dormant. It's so quietly satisfying to plan, peruse catalogs, buy seeds, and well.........anticipate the first stirrings of spring, the first buds, and then blossoms.