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Enjoy the day in your garden and prepare to move indoors. While you may not enjoy the indoor labor as much you'll still feel a sense of accomplishment.

Glad to hear he's settled, 30 minutes is a much more doable drive.

My thoughts too. I've been known to tell Mum to just shut the tv off when she becomes aggravated. Things are bad enough why let some ill informed bag of air cause you additional unhappiness. There is an election process, when it's time use it. That's the best revenge.

That goose would quickly have become Sunday dinner were it mine.

Yeah, your Jays aren't playing either 😥

Crossed fingers here too.

Thanks, that's the same info I heard.

I agree with Kitt. You need a publisher and an illustrator. Well done, again.

I think you have the "domesticated" type. They tend to be more shrub-like in their growth. Dad's grew very slowly, less than a foot in three or four years.

Bet you'd never catch her standing on a chair in the middle of a hosta bed ...

Probably, but keep in mind for the towns where these plants are located they are the economic lifeblood and food production is considered an essential business. Most are located in rural areas that haven't seen many cases of the virus. Also, many of those folks were asymptomatic and the virus can spread exponentially in a very short time. This was a case of insufficient safety measures in an industry where folks work nearly shoulder-to-shoulder. I fear there is a mindset in rural parts of the country that the virus is a problem for the cities, particularly on the East and West coasts, that it isn't going to be a problem in their community. The thought that it is others that will get sick not me. I think that mindset is what let's folks rebel against the restrictions that our states have put in place. Mum's one neighbor has been complaining because she can't get her hair cut and colored. She also was complaining because she can't go anywhere. Mum looked at her and said you don't go that many places. Her response was yeah but it's the idea she can't. Mum told her to grow up.

Are you certain that all 2800 tested positive. I hadn't heard the count was that extreme. I used to work for Tyson in the poultry divison and my wife is the plant manager for a Tyson facility in Portland, ME. Between the Smithfield plant in SD and this one the process 8-10% of the pork processed in the US. However, some of that would have been exported. Under the current conditions very little if any is being exported.

Dad's looks like this except the lighter portion of the flower is a soft golden-yellow.

You probably have a variety bred for home gardens. My dad planted some that are rose and a golden yellow. The white is the "wild" variety.

I love the scent on a warm summer's evening but it can become invasive. I had it overtake an entire hedge of spirea. Had to sacrifice most of the hedge to get rid of the vines.

Greetings Albert.

It's been a lovely day here too. Temp is currently 64/18° with bright sunshine and a light breeze. I did a few chores this morning. Performed a test run of mum's sprinkler system. Had to did two of the heads loose. They been covered by root growth. Made a trip to the County's hazardous waste facility. Had some old paint and pesticides left from my stepdad. After that I pruned some azaleas. It was time for lunch when I finished that chore. Now I'm just relaxing in hopes the migraine quiets or at least doesn't worsen.

Guess that would an example of horse sense.

I have a wisteria growing on an arbor at my home in PA. It should bloom in about a month or so. I understand it has been a bit cool and the arbor is shaded in the afternoon so it is likely to bloom late this year.

But I hadn't had a chance to say ... Steve

Hi Page, thank you for the belly scratches. 🐾

Climbing roses?

Yeah, but you'll have to get him away from Val.

I found dragging him into the shower for a good twenty minute soaping more fun ... of course the work in the garden never did get done.

Oh look. Val is dictating her next story to Joker.