Gardening is Not a Rational Act
by Margaret Atwood
Gardening is not a rational act.
What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissing the tarmac is merely a pallid vestigial remnant.
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.
Note: Today is the birthday of the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, who was born on this day in 1939.
As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast:
Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all.
Margaret Atwood
