Weeds

Click to see the oil painting effect

OK, I'll have to admit, the garden is a little sad. We're still getting tomatoes, strawberries, and some peppers, but I have't tended it as I should.
When I stepped down today, the sun was setting off to the west and highlighted this weed.  I started to pull it up, but I reached for my iPhone instead and snapped this picture.
As I often do, I used the oil paint filter on Photoshop to turn it into something else.
If only you could Photoshop the garden in real life.
Use a few filters and brushes to take care of the weeds, darken to soil around the plants to make it more fertile.
Put a layer of rain to give thirsty roots a drink.
On the upside, I used the new tiller to work another part of the garden to plan okra and purple-hull peas. They are growing like this weed.
I expect I'll have purple fingers from shelling bushels of peas within a week or so.
I'd rather not Photoshop that, because shelling peas is something I actually enjoy. It's an activity that lets you see instant results from your work.
After you finish, you get to feast on hot-buttered cornbread and field-fresh peas, and I know from experience, there are worse things in life.