New Life

I still mourn the loss of Gus the asparagus shoot and prospects of my impotent asparagus patch seemed fruitless. But today, I am given a new reason for living. Today my asparagus patch gave birth anew. I recently noticed a new big, fat purple shoot pointing ever so firmly into the air. Just look at this honker...eh?




Anyway, I think I'm going to name this one "Richard" the asparagus shoot. Coincidentally, that's also my boss's name. He rose out of the ground right next to poor Gus's dead, limp remains. He's looking mighty strong. I'm going to cut him off in a day or two. Then, I'll store him in the fridge in a jar. Hopefully there will be some others to join him soon. But, I betcha they won't be as big, fat and long as this one is. Wow!