Re: This weekend (was RE: Quiet day)

Cyndi - what a priceless moment w/ that sweet little angel.  Weeding can wait.
Good call.

On Apr 11, 2005 10:35 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ AFFTC/ITSR
<cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
> Saturday was semi unpleasant with high winds (30mph) but at least it wasn't
> cloudy. I worked in the vegetable garden pulling up all the grass I didn't
> get to over the last couple months. Sunday was very nice indeed. I did a
> short hike in the morning - we are starting at 7 am now to avoid any
> rattlesnake encounters - and then I got the rest of the veggie garden
> rototilled, planted seeds for green beans, melons, cucumbers, and zucchini
> as well as one bed with cilantro, dill, basil, and parsley. I started moving
> plants out of the greenhouse onto the patio but my hand cart is elsewhere,
> so most of that has to wait. And yes, I too got sunburned.
> But I confess I did not get as much done as I could have. This is usually
> true but I have an excuse this time. Sunday was really nice weather. My
> backyard behind the vegetable garden is this veritable carpet of flowers,
> probably almost an acre of solid yellow interspersed with orange poppies.
> And we have this baby lamb that needs to be fed with a bottle. So while I
> was out in the garden the lamb could see me and was crying for "mom". I
> thought to myself, if I just go out and sit for a while the lamb will be
> quiet. So I did. I sat in the sunshine with all these flowers just glowing
> around me, a sleeping lamb, and the occasional ladybug crawling by. There
> were a few bees buzzing around too. And while I was thinking about all the
> work not getting done I also thought, how often do you get a day like this?
> So I was idle for a few hours. It was great.
> 
> Cyndi
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 5:31 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Quiet day
> 
> Well, someone should check with Cyndi.  Wasn't she complaining that Sat &
> Sun are always crappy?  It's a fantastic Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon here.
> 
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <EvaTEsq@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Quiet day
> 
> > It was beautiful here too.  Around 60 degrees.  This was my  "opening
> > day"
> of
> > the gardening season -- it was the 1st day for me this year  that I
> actually
> > got to spend working in the yard.  I spent the whole day  outside
> > cleaning
> up
> > the pond, cleaning the yard and working on one of my  gardening beds.
> >
> > Lesson learned on day 1 of the gardening season:  SUNBLOCK, SUNBLOCK,
> > SUNBLOCK! I have to remember that next time.  The back of my neck is
> > wicked  badly sunburned.  BRIGHT RED!  Youch, it hurts.
> >
> > Eva
> > Long  Island, NY
> > Zone 6/7
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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