(Re) reading book four of the Harry Potter series with the kids (book-on-tape in car and out loud to KC). I was poking around in the garden this afternoon and I wanted Mad Eye to stand behind me and bark “Constant Vigilance !” I try and get to the garden some every day but even in a 15’x15′ space there’s amazing stuff and damaging stuff happening in every corner. If you’re eternally vigilant, you’re ahead, but as an amateur, it’s more of a series of new questions to ponder:

why does parsley, when it comes back, arrive with long, thick sprigs and many fewer leaves?
why are squirrels so impossibly evil?
how did I miss the perfect moment to wind the cucumbers up the trellis? how do I move the thicker shoots into position without breaking them?

It’s not just gardening, I think. How much of the everyday would be better if I were constantly watching each action and decision…