One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

Melissa Sandfort

20150714_084136Today, Aunt Jeanette writes:

“One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?”

Ah, the good old days of Sesame Street. Our three young sons watched this particular educational program so they would be occupied and entertained while I prepared lunch. It was a lifesaver! There was a lot to be learned from Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Count and Oscar the Grouch. The song tunes and lyrics were catchy, easy to remember, and fun to sing along with. In fact, this song emerged from the far recesses of my brain as I was watering plants in my barrel this morning.

Sometimes things (other than what I plant) grow in my barrel and I can only wonder how the seeds happened to end up there. Usually it is moonflowers that appear. This spring I kept finding soybean plants coming up – and I kept pulling them out. I happened to mention this to our middle son one day and he told me he and his kids had secretly been planting soybean seeds in the barrel. By the time I discovered this I had already pulled most of them. This one, however, escaped my bean-pulling hands.

I will keep watering the plants in my barrel and let the soybean grow. Hopefully our grandkids will be able to have their own little harvest, even if it will be extremely small. And, who knows? Maybe next summer we will plant a whole barrel full of soybeans!

Until we walk again …

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