The silence was so peaceful, the trees leaves rustling with the gentle breeze and the sound of birds chirping happily from their perches. She knelt in her garden, digging away furiously and planting the new seeds that would sprout in the next few weeks and provide her with yet more nutrients and vegetables. Her hands were dirty, smeared with the dirt and caked under her fingernails. She didn't care, enjoying the feel of the earth as she dug and planted along the garden bed. dusting her hands every so often on her clothes, her sunhat at least protecting her from the gentle warmth of the sunlight bearing down on her. There, she smiled in satisfaction that she had finished the planting, leaning back on her heels and glancing around at the garden she'd successfully planted. Now it was time