In keeping with the garden theme today, I thought, for my own fun, I would list what is growing in my garden patch (yes, even after deer dining!). Keep in mind that this is a small patch, 8 x 50 feet or so, so that the numbers of plants are limited…. Now growing in my […]
Entries from July 2003
Now growing….
July 25th, 2003 · 3 Comments
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Deer eat free
July 25th, 2003 · 2 Comments
That’s the sign I’m thinking of posting in our garden: “Deer eat free”. Of course, deer don’t need to read a painted sign in order to take an invitation. They’ve already helped themselves. In the mornings abrupt bare branches speak of midnight snacking. Tender stems stand bare, leaves and buds nibbled away. Although annoyed with […]
Yet to be revealed
July 25th, 2003 · 1 Comment
In the mornings as I go for a walk, I survey our garden. I enjoy disovering what has happened, sometimes even overnight: the joy of finding new flowers and fruit. My favorite plant to admire right now is a dahlia. It sprung up out of a dry patch of dirt in the corner of our […]
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Multitasking is not me
July 24th, 2003 · 2 Comments
While driving to the mall today (see below), I had time to reflect on what I am enjoying about working on our deck. I realized that I like being able to focus on one project. I like intensity. What I enjoyed the most about my first job in a laboratory was performing surgery. As the […]
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Getting a new lens on life
July 24th, 2003 · 4 Comments
Today’s adventure was a trip to the photo studio at the mall, a 30 minute drive from our home. Earlier this summer Abigail had helped me make outfits from a piece of fabric I’d had in my collection for a while, a beachy print with cutesy sea creatures swimming on an aqua background. Together we […]
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