Reply #50: i have searched my threadbare pockets

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i've set aside something for spring planting, but when i went into the yard today.....my garden, one of the few things that bring me joy, began screaming at me. a wisteria that i have been coaxing for five years that grows on the chain link fence that separates my property has copious buds and will finally bloom for the first time. it was as if it was waiting for the perfect time to say something. the crab apples (still quite young) are in full bud...and the lilies are poking through, the azaleas are shameful, the early spring flowers are dotting the yard and making a show....the garden is telling me something....and i realize i don't need the flats of anuals this year...so i'm sending what little i have set aside...to plant a small seed for the health of someone who needs our help in this wonderful comunity...it is what i can with my gratitude for all you have done...so get well andy so you can carry on the great work...all americans owe you a deep debt...and i commune with those who use mirrors and smoke to balance things out...ss will come tomorrow and i will see what more i can do.