Today is thirty-one days, which is four weeks and three days of the omer
תפארת שבהוד
A day of compassion in a week of humility
Patience is a virtue that I lack . . . then I look at my plants
My succulents, which looked so sparse when first planted in their box
My lemon tree, which took 3 years to bring that first fruit
Trying to retain the lessons they teach me . . . in spite of myself
