To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow

By Kate Trimble

When I spend time in my little shared garden space with my neighbor and see our humble tomatoes plants ripening, I remember when we planted them in May on Mother’s Day, wondering if they would even take. Hoping that they would. Dreaming of the pizzas and pastas to come. I wanted to capture this feeling in a painting and put it on my walls.

I also leave this painting unfinished because I have hope for tomorrow. The underpainting is uncovered, there’s more work to be done, we’re not done yet. I have hope that we will keep going, and trying, and maybe failing, but trying again anyway.

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” -Audrey Hepburn