[Seasons: Summer XIII]
Summer is for Tomatoes. But what’s a tomato without its garden compadre: the cucumber. Bushels of cucumbers are the symbol of mid-summer abundance.
Nearly everything that grows in the summer garden reaches vertically toward the sun.
Nearly everything alive in the summer does the same. Summer is the season for growth, reaching for new heights, and making progress on goals. It’s the season that accommodates stretching beyond personal limits and breaking barriers.
Vines challenge this thinking. Cucumbers crawl horizontally, each leaf giving a listless effort at vertical orientation.
While they don’t grow vertically, cucumbers can be trellised as high as twelve feet. I’ve never asked, but I presume the cucumber appreciates the help, as it thrives with a little assistance.
Summer is the season for growth, but not everyone “grows vertically”.
Some grieve.
Others retreat and rest.
And still others struggle to find any direction at all.
Some need a little support in summer.
