March 31, 2016
This week I would like to express my gratitude for a path taken.
The fork in the road that has led me to so many wonderful things
was discovered back in 1976. The fork was to go to the University of Ky. to
become a professional forester or take a seasonal forestry job on the Gila
National Forest in New Mexico.
Recently Debs Mom passed away and this has caused me to reflect
on the path taken for the last 40 years. I chose to go work on the Gila. This
was the first and most likely the most important choice I have ever made.
This choice set me on a collision course two years later with my
soon unbeknownst to me the love of my life. Since meeting Deb in 1978 we have
been inseparable for this time period of which 35 of them we have been married.
I think of all the things that would not have happened if I had
chosen two more years of forestry school instead of a temporary tech job on the
Gila National Forest.
The list is quite extensive and all of it was a refining of that
path taken so long ago to lead me where I am today.
I may have met another lady but it surely would not have been
Deb. I may not have been a sole proprietor with a landscape company. I may not
have honed my gardening skills in many diverse climates. I may not have moved
to Alpine and grow a decent sized garden. I may not have got involved
with the Alpine Farmers market. Nor would I have done the gardening
presentations that led up to Deb writing a book of what we do. And surely Deb
and I would not have become the managers of the Alpine Farmers Market. This has
truly been an amazing life.
Yes I am very grateful for the path taken; it has been an
amazing journey.
Questions? I can be contacted
at markdirtfarmer@gmail.com. Or more garden notes
at redwagonfarm.blogsot.com
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