Pablo & Judi Kauffman

All good things must come to an end. Harv lasted about 10 days. His demise was hastened by high temperatures (fever?) and rain. The following photos pretty much tell the story. The first two were from yesterday, Mar. 19.

A closeup view:

Sad, isn't it? He remains only a handful (hat-ful?) as of this morning.

One more effort at tidying him up:

With the sun and warmer temperatures, we are prepared to declare today, March 20, the end of Harv. The winner of the churros con chocolate, who guessed the day of Harv's demise, is... (drum roll) Wendy Mayer! She won't even have to travel to Spain to enjoy them with us, being there already. Congratulations, Wendy! The runners-up were Kevin Mayer (19th) and Kristin Bucher (21st).

Some final thoughts: Harv kind of represents us. He is a product of winter, cold and dormant. As long as winter remains, Harv will remain, but as spring starts to appear, he disappears. Making snowmen can be fun, but who doesn't want spring to appear? New life, new growth, planting, harvest... nothing will happen unless there is a change, a death, so to speak, so that life can appear. We kind of had to die to some things in preparing to go to Spain. But our hope is in the One who brings new life: planting, cultivating and harvesing. Please continue to accompany us in that journey!