The pail was first symbolic of nurturing  abundant growth in young student-athletes. 

As time passed, that trusty vessel came to embody the cultivation of a truly lasting kinship between two gardeners, one that took root and bloomed over the course of many seasons.

They had come to realize that they were like one another. That they shared  purpose. Vocation. Love for life.  And a desire to just be. 

No longer would they be alone in pursuing their core passions. And they now knew within their souls that same “something” they first sensed within each other.  Beyond what is merely woven into words.  But present in the very fabric of their being. 

That she is within him.  

And he, in her.

A seed sown long ago. What has now grown into a life-long bond.

Two fully intent on producing healthy, lasting, and abundant growth within one another.  Within everyone they encounter.  And everywhere they go. 

Two that were always intended to carry that pail of dirt. 

As gardeners.

Together. 

At last.