IN Carmel

 I'll get this over with.  Last night the darn ticker took off again thinking it was running the marathon.  So I tried something that I was hoping would work to slow it down but I didn't do it right so of course that led to a trip to I U North.  With a simple fix, 45 minutes later the ticker was behaving again so the trip was back home again in Indiana.  I think I need one of those electrical systems that the Tesla is supposed to have.  The only think I'll add is that I'm in great hands with the I U Hospital system.  I am blessed for many reasons, one being how close to us I U decided to build the hospital.  Now wasn't that special.                                    So today was a day that started in the garden.  What a beautiful morning.                                                       Maybe the best part of the picture is that the False Indigo are the correct color.                                                         This was my job for the morning. Dead

 For some reason that I don't understand why, today has been a Saturday all day long.  So I guess I've earned another day this week.               The first flower of Love in the mist.  Nigella.  It's such a sweet little annual seeding itself.  This morning, I thought it was time to clean up the plant pots for the Sunday church plant swap.  So I did.  Then I finished all the tags that gave a lot of information about the plant.  All done for sure but Oops.  It's Friday and not Saturday.  I'm taking 10 plants Sunday but for sure will not bring 10 back home with me. Maybe two or three if any.  I decided to check on the area that I wanted to change scraping out more for-get-me-nots.  And I did that adding to the pile that would fill the big blues.  I tied up some very old bushes that lined the now gone forget-me-not beds.  The bushes are so old that they need all the help they can get to hang together.   Underneath all the For-get-me-nots I found this little log that th

 I like days like today.  Busy with stuff meeting deadlines...sort of.   The day started with another 6 am wake up.  I ate my egg and sour cream with some onions added.  Yes...I would say weird, but it works.  Then seeing the condition of the cauliflower told me that it was time to do something with it.  So cauliflower with celery and potatoes with some chicken flavoring became the soup of the day.   Then by 8 am we were on our way to I U North to see my CPap doctor.  Doug dropped me off and went to park and read his Scientific Americas until I was finished with the doc.  I spent a little time looking for him since communication could have been a hair better.                       Then it was off to 38th Street and Meridian Street.  The home of North U M Church. We arrived at our 9:30 appointment with my church friends getting the sanctuary ready for Pentecost.  I'll admit once again that it's my favorite Sunday of the year.  It's the BIRTHDAY of the church.  The color for

  The suet feeder was empty.  Black birds have been numerous.  After Mr. P discovered that he went right to the peanuts and finished them off.  The last pack of suet is in the feeder so I suspect a trip to Wild Birds will be coming pretty soon.   Only one bad decision made today.  I think that's a pretty good for this old brain I'm carrying around.                            What at one time was our gourd arbor now holds beautiful wisteria in full bloom.  Today was more rain lasting till noon.  So, I would say 24 hours of rain was a good drenching.  The flower beds were mini lakes.  There were 6 milk jugs sitting in the tub and the zinnias that were up were gasping for air and trying to learn the dog paddle stroke.  I set the jugs on the picnic table and the jugs drained.  That is all but one which I had messed up with no holes in the bottom for drainage.  So I fixed that and tonight I think they are looking pretty good since their CPR experience.   Ms. Daisy got a trip to the

                                 Complements of Eric Russell years ago.  This bird has been many colors.                                                                                              Back to pink again matching the flowers.  Another slow day for good reasons. But as it usually starts, there was a walk in the garden spotting some seeds breaking through.  Not many but I'll take the start.  Some seeds take a long time.  Others seem to jump out of the ground.                                                                        The Weigelia bush is loaded.   I planted 5 more zinnias.  These happen to be from seed I saved from last year's flowers.  They are slow growing finally big enough to plant.  Last year I bought two flats and ended up loosing 1 1/2 flats.  Not so good I would say.  So I would say the cost per flower plant is slightly improving.  These were free.  I think I can deduct the loss of at least 1/2 flat at this point.                                 

 It was sort of a slow day starting with finding the hotel room occupied.  Meaning we caught another chipmunk.  We've caught close to 10 already and the traps continue to be filling on a regular basis.   There was another trip to the park with our friends.  Ace hardware came next buying pink spray paint for the flamingos and another Lantana to fill a needy space.  Then it was off to church to pick up two bags that were forgotten yesterday.  I left the gourd bird house for Darren and brought home some donated white felt.  By then it was noon.                                                                         One never has enough Lantana. I watered and fertilized where needed with the hope there will be rain tonight or maybe early tomorrow morning.   The flamingos got a refreshing spray job.  They will look good with the collection of flamingos that Kat has displayed at her door.                                 Two handsome birds standing on the picnic table that almost matches