The real clutch happens though, a few weeks down the road, when those small sprouts have grown into full fledged plants and you find yourself checking their progress often. I’ll “Be Right Back”. I have to check my game…I mean, my garden.

Take some time the next time you’re out exploring your own yard. Take a detour on your way to the mailbox. I always do…finding small things along the way.

You may just find some wins out there!

Amid the plants I knew well, because I spent plenty of time around them last year, I was picking my way through them. Trowel in hand, I discovered two things. Plants had reseeded themselves and I was discovering new, tiny little plants just barely pushing through the soil. Others, sprouting new shoots off runners of the same plant. And it became as thrilling as going past a level in a video game and feeling that rush of accomplishment.