Perhaps that is what fascinates me about this smelly pile of cow excrement—on its own, manure is unappealing and messy.[10] But spread it on a garden, and out of that thick brown mess sweet and hardy things take root, grow, and even flourish[11].

I do not know what my life will look like next Aug. 3. I might not even notice what day it is.

This year however, instead of worrying about the future or reliving the past, I chose to celebrate the growth happening in the here and now.[12] And so at 4 o’clock in the afternoon—at the same time I was slipping into sequined heels some years ago—I laced up my boots, fed a handful of hay to a big brown cow, and inhaled the stench of the biggest manure pile I have ever seen.[13]

When I got back to the city that evening, I made a celebratory toast—to what was, what will be, and best of all, what is.

Then I went home and fell asleep next to a bright bouquet of blossoms that I had picked for myself, on that small farm owned by my cousins.

Vocabulary

1. manure: 肥料，粪肥。

2. notably: 显著地;poop: 〈俚〉污物，粪便。

3. bouquet: 花束。

4. bucket: 水桶。

5. 依次指美国的感恩节和独立日。

6. coincidence: 巧合;tour: 观光。

7. company: 陪同;outgoing: 开朗友善的;(have) a crush on sb.: 喜欢某人。

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