Today is the first day of my Week of the Dead.......the week before Samhain.  I have my candle lit in honor of all the plants who have given their lives to bring food and comfort to me.  I think the Lady and the Lord for the bounty of the vegetables and grain that I love so much, for the paper that comes from the Standing People and gives me wonderful books to read.  I am thankful for the shade and the flowers and the herbs for medicine and pleasure.  Without death, there can not be life.  My thanks to all plant beings who have given their lives to provide for me.