OLD DOG

OLD DOG, SETTIN' IN THE SUN...

HERB GARDEN, WORK ALL DONE FOR NOW

Wednesday, 8:00 AM.  51 degrees F at the Ferry Dock, 46 on the back porch.  Wind N, light with slightly stronger gusts.  The sky is clear, with some haze.  The humidity is still uncharacteristically low, at 36%. The barometer is falling gradually, currently at 30.29".
   I finished spring cleanup and garden prep yesterday on the east and south sides of the house.  Last spring I posted that there was no way to get in shape for gardening except to garden.  Ditto this spring.
But, I only have the front yard left to rake and clean up, and that's not so bad.  Of late I have been cautioning clients about the design of their landscapes, thus: "Are you sure you want that big a perennial garden?" " Do you have any help?" "Let's eliminate those steps."
   Maybe I'm older now, and wiser.
   Maybe just older.


OLD DOG
by Art Ode

Ol' dog, settin' in the sun,
Lookin' around, at the work he's done
Diggin' in the Garden,
Lookin' for a bone
Y'all jest have to pardon
Him, for settin' all alone