To The Bone

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To The Bone
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I am a Seedling

I am a Seedling

A reawakening of life in a new place

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Hank Shaw
Aug 23, 2023
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A variety of tepary beans.

I feel like a tepary bean.

This desert bean can lie dormant in the sparse soil of Arizona for years, waiting for the right rains to break its slumber. Once those rains come, the bean grows swiftly, releasing a pent-up energy that only a long wait can create.

Within weeks, the beans grow, flower and set pods. They know what they need and waste no time.

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