One the garden front..I stir fried up some of our zucchini a couple of days ago and it sure was tasty..
Been thinking about going for a walkabout soon..Been looking at the Eastern Sierra lately..Got some of my old fishing gear out this last week and went through it. We drove to some of my favorite fishing holes yesterday to get a feel for it..One had a very steep bank, not one of my favorites at all really. Climbing the steep sandy banks was really to hard for me now and got me a bit down. It has been 14 years since I really did any real fishing..and this body has aged a bit over the years, plus or minus surgery did change things a bit...Anyway I have been looking at a fishing magazine and the Eastern Sierra's may just have some easy to get to shore fishing that I might be able to do and if not the scenery and wild life would be spectacular this time of year..Just in the thinking process now.
Just dreaming a little dream...for now...
May go for a ride in the back country this weekend..
I feel myself howling to get away again..Till then this will have to due..
I quit using boards as a barrier because they rot. In fact I don't use the plastic anymore because the grass goes under it.
I use sunlight. A narrow tapered trench the depth of an edging tool works best. Say three inches wide at the top. Roots won't cross this. Any dirt or grass clippings I wash into the trench off the walk. It only takes minutes to maintain it. Great for flower beds in the middle of lawns. Lots of pictures on the net.
It is raining today so I will be mostly in my green house with dashes outside when it is not too bad. I'm glad I set out the winter squash yesterday, it will benefit from the rain. I do wish I had put out the seeds for summer squash though. I was just too tired and today would have been wasted. So today it is Tomatoes and some transplants to bigger pots. I have herbs that need this. Might actually put them in the ground if I can find a spot. That is getting to be a problem.
Bought gas for the tractor to mow the grass around the buildings too but didn't do it. I could have, driving the tractor is not hard. Sun may peek through and I will do it. Grass doesn't have to be dry for that mower.
House work is getting in the way of my outside work and I'm getting behind but still it has to be done first. With just me here I'm seriously thinking of putting in buckwheat for green manure to till under. Over the years the gardens have got bigger till now they are around six thousand square feet. I really should let one go back to grass but can't seem to let go.
Just a mental quirk, we all have them. I eat less as I get older, I could grow less. I still plan to remove four fruit trees. No one can be bothered to come pick. Except the bears.
Trial and error is something I don't wish to experience from a barber when cutting my hair. That must be the feeling of the hostas I accidently cut too far back. Some motorist drove by and shouted something which was critical I think.
I wished for that moment that I had superpowers so I could throw my shears into the music-blasting car with the remarks. It's probably healthier for me to have feelings go outside of me, rather than stew with them.
I have an iris just ready to bust out with many others in my avatar. I'm not sure my idea of using a tiller, the day before a great rainstorm, helped. At least I got rid of some weeds, and mixed the garden so the constituency was evened out. One part just looks...well hard. I also need to put up boards to prevent the pavement get soiled by the terrain.
I guess a green house is a year-round garden? I noticed someone had a skylight in their garage, or some building in the back. I know someone who has an addition like ours in the back, but it's glassed in, and even went on a tour.
OMG! My mind can't sit still. Maybe I need to go out and do some weeding, to get back to reality, since this little brain feels like it's spiralling into space
Our neighbour replaced the lawn with this beautiful black mulch, and 2 trees with shrubs circling an AC condenser. I almost wish I could throw my hands up, since I compared the beautiful brick porch, since ours will be wood.
I'm going to nap, since I couldn't sleep last night, am tired with my chasing perfection. Mom needs blinds, since I think the sleep is being bothered by the sun, but I'm falling into indecision "gulch". Maybe I'll be better in 20 minutes.
Ever consider a green house. You get the opposite, you have to water it.
I worked too late yesterday and can't get mobile today. That is how it goes. Also it is hot and I don't take the heat. Today is going to be housework and rest unless or until it cools off. My back is pretty sore too. This is just a fact I have accepted so it doesn't cause stress. I know my limitations but keep pushing them. So except for making bread since I'm out there is no plan for the day. Green houses have to be watered is all. At least the big one is planted. Too hot to set out plants. It is supposed to be raining and isn't. Dandelions seem like they are up to my knees. The lawn will be ugly after mowing and I don't care. I will have fresh bread, that is important. Besides I am still within schedule.
It's been raining so much, that I feel guilty about not having a system that captures the precious rain for the garden. I can't really touch the garden, since the earth is so soaked.
A little flooding has prompted me to wish to consider harvesting, since there would be less water backing up, I think.
