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May 11, 2008
Nature weekend
The scraggly plants I put into my flower bed last spring, which did absolutely nothing last year decided this was going to be their year. So much for sitting on the couch doing nothing all weekend. I think the plants should get up and get their own drink if they're so thirsty. After all, I leave the bottle of miracle grow right by the sink. But instead, I spent yesterday out in my flower bed entrenching a soaker hose (which is three times longer than the flower bed, oh well, it will be an interesting archealogical discovery for someone someday).
While I was playing in the dirt I had the opportunity to meet several interesting looking bugs. I'm sure there are more sophisticated ways of determining whether a bug is a threat to me or not, but I use a very simple system. If it keeps to itself and does not touch any part of me or enter my home it is a safe bug and will not harm me. If it touches me in any way, shape or form, or enters my house, it is a threat and must be anhialated. Yes, this does make it possible for two identical bugs from the same species to be classified in opposite categories.
I also discovered a bird has decided the perfect home for her nest is the top of my patio light. In the spirit of Mother's Day, I let her stay. I'm sure I will have to spend the entire summer watching her cavorting around with her suitors or whatever it is birds do. But, whatever. What happens on the patio, stays on the patio.
Posted by Anna at May 11, 2008 8:52 PM