If you knew how much I hate the ants in my garden, you would be creating a Kickstarter campaign to cover the bills associated with my much-needed therapy.

The little demons aside, I am under the spell of growing food.

It's cucumbers, melons and sunflowers that generously fill my garden under my unforgiving Arizona summer sky.

I am barely surviving the blistering heat. And so, when I see a watermelon or cantaloupe resting on the ground

Vibrantly soaking in the over-available sunshine

Ant-free

It surprises me.