This year we have had the joy of planting a vegetable garden at Our Lady of Solitude!  After a friend of ours gave us some tomato plants, we were inspired to give desert gardening a shot.  Having found some seeds lying around, we planted them with a little prayer and began watering our sand and rock laden plot of land! 

Much to our surprise and delight, the seeds quickly grew and before we knew it, we had a thriving garden.  Mind you, our definition of 'thriving' might be a bit different than yours!  Lettuce, yellow squash, peas, peppers, and carrots began growing.  Just recently we had our first harvest.  Well...if you want to call it that!  We picked a head of lettuce, about 4 yellow squash, nine tiny pea pods, and one under grown carrot!  That night at dinner, we had a feast of garden fresh veggies *smile, smile. 

We were pleased with our first harvest!  And we look forward to subsequent harvests...and a more fruitful garden next year!