For my first day of work off, I slept in. Isn't that what one is 'supposed' to do on a day off? I spent part of the morning either being mildly productive or avoiding being productive. Another classic day off strategy. After lunch I made my way out to the garden. Here I was very productive doing things that I wanted to do, but that weren't the high parts of my priority list. It was a good day. Here are other happy things from today:
- I planted something. There is a small section of the garden that I pulled roots from, strained dirt back into, and needed to finish putting dirt back into. I found even more roots that I missed the first time through, but got the dirt back in. I had a zinnia that looked close to gone that is now planted there. Maybe tomorrow I will get some more into that area.
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| Poor lonely zinnia. I hope it makes it. |
- Some of the tiger daylilies that are by the common milkweed have opened.
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| Tiger daylilies with common milkweed behind. |
- Yesterday I weed whacked in the garden and today I pulled weeds. A few weeks ago I had noticed that the woodchucks, or some other critter, had eaten the greens off the radish plants. While pulling weeds I found that some of the radish bottoms were still okay and I pulled them to eat. Yay! A small harvest.
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| Radishes. |
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| Midway into weeding. The garden needs more of my attention. |
- There is a trip that I am planning with some friends at the end of August. I sent out an email this morning in preparation. This trip is to check the contents of our SCA trailer in Pennsylvania and I am more excited to go than I probably should be for this task.
- It was just Zed and I for dinner and Zed had errands. He picked up dinner at Subway-I am very full and it is good.
- Here are some pictures that I took today of some plants on the property.
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| The butterfly weeds. |
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| Butterfly weed up close. No butterflies on it when I looked. |
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| Common milkweed up close. It is so pretty. I can see the relationship between this and the butterfly weed. |
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| Yarrow. |
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| Black-eyed Susan. |
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| Raspberry, it may be a black raspberry not yet ripe. |
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Currently reading: The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, by Ann Larkin Hansen.
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