For Mother's Day, my family cleared what had become an overgrown weed patch. It hadn't been used since they moved in. (I rent their basement apartment, a walk out with the back yard being like the front of my apartment) Like they have had extra time. Ha! The only thing that wasn't a weed was a big lavender plant, of the English variety, I think. I looked it up once to be sure. It is not typical. It bloomed prolifically the last two years, unattended,refusing to be overtaken by weeds, the hearty plant. I tend to it, pull weeds out, fertilize and water it, deadhead it, and...nothing. There are pods that will bloom in a few weeks- I hope. So as I was saying, my family cleared this raised garden - it's a good size for me, for the gardening I'll be doing. Or so I thought! I started zinnias, cosmos, nasturtiums along with cilantro, sage, rosemary and morning glories from seeds inside in April. I bought pots to put them in when it warmed up, and then I got this garden for Moms Day! I was overwhelmed. As the seedlings got decent size I transferred them, but I also bought some perennials with the gift certificate that went along with the weeded fresh soil. Now the zinnias are full size as are the cosmos. I bought the tallest variety, and they are in a raised garden, so I can't really see the top. The zinnias and cosmos are also very crowded. I thought I had spaced them nicely when I transferred them, but oh my goodness! They are gargantuan!! 4,5, some 6 feet tall, and these are the bushiest cosmos I have ever seen! I'll post some pictures here, but I will also post the not so perfect slide show I put on YouTube last evening. So this is my garden.
And here is the YouTube link. It looks funny. But it works. Actually, I'll make it better. I'll make it say what it is, and you won't even have to look at the mumbo-jumbo. How's that for being nice to my loyal fans. so here we go:
Please overlook my spelling errors. I didn't edit, as you will see! I was more concerned with my new found feature of adding music, fading it out, fading it at different speeds. You know, I have found that a person can waste an inordinate amount of time piddling on the computer. But I've know that since I got my first PC in 1994.
Now, reader, if you are there, if you see this post, if you watch my little slide show ( be sure to click the little square in the bottom left corner of the screen to bring it to full screen) I implore you, a comment would be so welcome. Then I will know someone was here. And let me know what you think. I plan for this to get better. Right now, I'm usually blogging when I have 10--15 things I really need to do that are more important,but doesn't everyone who blogs?
So comments. Please. Pretty please. Yes, I know, I'm 58 years old, and I said pretty please as a child. I must be feeling childish again. I notice that the older I get, the more I regress. And my friends at church, in my ward are mostly older than I am. How young will I be acting when I reach 65? Scheesshh. Scary stuff indeed.
And...that's life...as I see it.
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