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The black-eyed susan is not going to make it.  There was a “freak” blossom but it became too cold and the bloom wilted before the flower unfurled.  Black-eyed susans usually bloom in the height of summer.  I was watching this particular flower really carefully.  It is four weeks into the Fall.  Indian summer has passed.  It is just too late in in the season.  The flower tried.  I felt bad for it.

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Every act you undertake indicates a level of faith.  My wife and I planted some pussy willows that have sprouted in water.  Frost is a week or two away.  And there was part of me that thought it was too late to plant them.

Nevertheless, we planted them.  We knew the plants would not survive in the house and the only way we would have a chance for the plants to sprout was to plant them despite the lateness of the season.

We also planted them together so we can enjoy them later if they took hold and grew.  Gardening always takes faith.  Even tending plants indoors.  You try to do the right thing:  place the plant correctly according to the light and give it sufficient water.  Evey act requires faith.  This is a small example but every act is based on a certain level of faith–some more.

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