Monday, September 21, 2009

Our paths are never straight....

We chose to outline our rows of vines with thousands of rocks we have picked up, one bucket at a time, from the mountain.

One of my jobs is to stack the rocks in a little wall to form a barrier for water runoff on the hillside. These tiny little levees help to prevent the young vines from washing away until their roots can take a firm hold. I sit in the dirt, facing forward, stacking the little stones, then inch forward and stack more.

Until I stop, stand and look behind me do know if I have laid a straight or crooked path.

I think I have found a metaphor for my life.........