This post is not about gardening, I needed a space to work through my feelings towards the end of a political era. An era that has helped shape me, and our country, in many ways. Yet, the garden is a useful metaphor here. In the musical Hamilton, as Alexander Hamilton is about to be shot by Aaron Burr in a duel he is frantically reflecting on his life. He states: "Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see." I've been thinking a lot about this line this week after watching President Obama's farewell speech. What will President Obama's legacy become? And, maybe equally important, what will my legacy become? What seeds do we plant that we will never see grow? It is even worth the struggle and pain to plant those seeds knowing that we won't see them grow to bear fruit? whitehouse.gov It is no secret that this has been a rough election cycle and outcome for many people. While I know that I will be