Before Silicon Valley was known as Silicon Valley, it was known as the Valley of the Heart's Delight. It was a reference to the agricultural abundance of the area. The region bears the fruits of another kind of abundance now, but it still has heart. I've had the privilege of seeing some of its heart in the Charles Street Community Gardens lately-- neighbours helping neighbours, everyone coming together around the joys and challenges of organic gardening in the city. C and I spent most of the day today in the gardens, transforming an ordinary, grey garden shed into a testament to the area's past and the community garden's present. Using the label graphics of vintage produce crates as our guide, we're painting enourmous fruits and vegetables on all sides of the shed, top to bottom. It's a big task and we're both pretty excited about it. It's a small, personal contribution to the greening of the city, bringing a little more "heart's delight" to the Valley. I'm trusting some of the bright delight will rub off on me. At the very least, I came to the end of the day today tired, hungry, happy, and covered with daubs and splatters of every colour under the sun.
[I hope to post a photo of the finished product when we're done.]
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