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Wildly growing things

Good morning. The sun brightly shines and the birds are in the family way. Birds of all sizes have one thing in common this week—they all have tufts of nest building materials hanging out of their beaks. Bits of straw, string, fur, paper, twigs. You name it. The male mockingbirds have also been sitting on the front porch roof, singing through the night. They are a bit loud. I do hope they settle down soon.

Last week there were very few flowering plants in the neighborhood. This week, the trees are in nearly full leaf, the forsythias are in full bloom, the azalea blooms are out in a multitude of colors. So are the daffodils and tulips. Also the tulip trees and flowering dogwoods (except mine). And, this morning, the crab apple trees burst out with their beautiful pink blossoms. Our neighborhood is a riot of color.

With the recent rains, my grass has started growing madly. As well as the weeds. My yard simply doesn’t understand discipline. In all my years of yard and lawn care, I’ve never had such a challenging yard. It’s not very large, you know, but when everything wants to grow in it without regard for my yard plans, the battle of wills seems to maintain a fevered pitch for the duration of the growing season. There is no restraint whatsoever. Is that a small yard quirk? I’ve had large yards that maintained orderliness. Maybe it was because there was enough room for volunteers to sink down roots without looking as if they were determined to take over. I am already tired of fighting with weeds and we aren’t even into the main growing season yet. It’s going to be a long summer.

I like gardening. And I like nurturing plants. What I don’t enjoy is having to murder plants on a darned near daily basis. I wish they’d understand that.

Posted on 04/28/06 at 08:31 AM
 




cassie-b

I just love spring.  My friend from work just sent me a picture of the dove nesting in his pansy hanging basket.  This is the 3rd family of doves they’ve hosted - 2 last year and so far, 1 this year.

Cas

United States   Posted by cassie-b on 04/28/06  at  08:08 AM





Kate

I would love to have a dove family nest someplace where I could watch them. They are so sweet and gentle. That must be so enjoyable to watch.

United States   Posted by Kate on 04/28/06  at  01:45 PM





Linkmeister

"My yard simply doesn’t understand discipline.”

See, it recognizes that it’s owned by a Democrat.  If you were a Republican it would be all about law and order.

United States   Posted by Linkmeister on 04/28/06  at  03:34 PM





Kate

That had to be tongue in cheek, right?  LOL

As each day passes, I am more and more convinced that there isn’t a single law that the Rethugs haven’t broken. It would be faster to count the ones they’ve obeyed. If you could find one.

Hookergate and now Haley Barbour implicated in the NH phone jamming scandal. And that’s just one news cycle. I can’t fully enjoy one scandal before the next one drops out of the chute.

United States   Posted by Kate on 04/28/06  at  03:58 PM





Linkmeister

Yup.  Tongue firmly implanted in cheek.

Oh, and now there’s another $4B or so unaccounted for in Iraq, in addition to the $12B we already knew about.  If we take back the House this fall, it’s gonna better be two years of investigations.

United States   Posted by Linkmeister on 04/28/06  at  04:55 PM





Linkmeister

BTW, if you haven’t heard Neil Young’s new album, here’s a link to a live stream.  It’s spectacularly good rock n’ roll.

I wrote about it here; review to follow.

United States   Posted by Linkmeister on 04/28/06  at  04:58 PM





cyn

love Neil Young, hadn’t heard the new album, listened, loved it and am going to get it today (along with Bruce Springsteen’s latest).  Thank you!! Am teaching in the city today so will pick up the cd on break!!  Thanks. (PS--my mom is 90 and Neil Young has ALWAYS been one of her favorites!!  too funny)

United States   Posted by cyn on 04/29/06  at  06:31 AM





Kate

Oh my gosh, this is a fantastic album, Linkmeister. Thanks for the links. I’m listening now and it literally sends shivers down my spine. I haven’t bought a CD in ages, but I can’t wait to buy this one. It’s *so* excellent. When was the last time an album brought tears to my eyes...I can’t remember. God, we needed this.

United States   Posted by Kate on 04/29/06  at  02:25 PM





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