"An oyster or clam lays on a coating, an accumulation of nacre, to protect the delicate bivalve from the irritation that an errant piece of sand causes. A gardener accumulates a patina of struggle and joy from year after year of gardening’s plantings and harvests."
From my The Garden: Perennial Reflections on Beginnings and Ends Chapter 43 Accumulations
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