Agnes by Tony Cochran for January 07, 2023

This is why religious pineapples aren’t a thing

It mayth be a sign that you needeth noth planteth such a fruiteth.

A pineapple plant will shrivel and die if it sees so much as one snowflake. Why do you think they’re grown in Hawaii?!

Here comes the snow plow!

Hang on a bit Agnes, the climate you need for growing pineapples is on the way….sooner than expected.

She’s gonna be surpriseth.

Maybe she will get painted peanut trees, almost as good.

soon agnes will learn that faith requires better odds…

driving along in blustery, snowy conditions in early february, we were amused to see workers unrolling sod on a section where construction had apparently been completed. by summer, the sod had actually started growing. maybe there’s hope for agnes’ pineapple pods…

One winter we had a greens patch. Insects had started to eat the leaves, so I knew the end was near. Then it snowed.

I told Daddy I figured that was the end of the crop. He disagreed and promised I was about to see the prettiest crop ever.

Over three days the snow slowly melted, watering the plants and freezing the insects. Sunlight continued to reach the plants. Sho’ ’nuf, it was full of beautiful green leaves when the snow was gone.

Life is good.

(Dead bugs are too.)