Note: This is the fourth installment for my writing project, 1,000 Words of Summer. I've broken up the writing, fallen short on word counts more often than not, and there have been days when the writing isn't worth the keystrokes, so I don't count that day
Monday, June 15, 2020. It's a very good morning so far. This morning started by doing something nice for someone and seeing an old friend/coworker. A few weeks back, I got a new drawing table. Rather than just throw away the previous one, I hoped I could find someone who wanted it and would use it. I posted on social media and shortly after I did, a guy I used to work with at The Mill hit me up saying his wife draws a lot and would love it. Done. Now if I could just get the rest of the things that need to be donated/gotten rid of out of here.
A typical start to a Summer morning. Wake up, make the coffee, feed the cat and go outside to check on my garden. Everything looks really good out there this year. My only concern is that my mid/late Summer Sunflowers and Mexican Sunflowers got mixed up. I wasn't sure which were which and I'll admit that I'm a little concerned that my Mexican Sunflowers won't do well this year. Things happen fast and slow in the world of gardening. What starts from a seed grows exponentially in weeks - but you can't pull that progress out of the seeds any fast than in its own good time. Patience.
I did notice that a couple of my hot pepper plants already have tiny peppers starting on them, and others have little flowers, so mid June and things look really good. Every year I learn something about getting better organized at the beginning of gardening season and this year got off to a great start having had more time on my hands due to the pandemic...and then the wind knocked over my tray of 70 seedlings. They were okay, but all mixed up and it was impossible to tell one from another. I planted most, gave away quite a few - and told people it was either one or the other.
By now I can tell that the Sunflowers are doing really well. Whatever happens out there will happen in good time. I'm just hoping for good photo opportunities with the birds - imagine all the planting I did multiplied and needing it to feed a family. Mind boggling. Speaking of bird traffic, I just saw a Humming Bird out there, so that's a good sign. What I can't seem to get rid of, are the Starlings. I refer to those birds as the trailer trash of the bird world. They're noisy, messy and a group of them make short work of emptying the feeders. They're like a bunch of rubes descending upon a Walmart from the parking lot. I hate 'em.
More good news on the bird front: A large, Red Bellied Woodpecker hit my feeders today, and I've seen a Humming Bird twice today, the second time taking me completely by surprise with the little bird hovering barely 3 feet in front of me. By the time I thought to grab my phone and get a picture, he was gone. The good news is that repeated sightings in such a short time means they're back on the regular. I put more feeders out and hopefully that will encourage them. I'm hoping for better shots with the camera soon.
Another high point of Summer, amidst all the shit I grind up and drink in the fruit and vegetable world, is the one juice I make several times every Summer, and only because it's the most refreshing juice I've ever had in my life: a whole watermelon, lime, jalapeño and a good handful of mint. I've already made it twice in the last week, I'm about to make another batch as soon as I finish this post. That juice, a sandwich and some of the Escabeche that I made with organic purple cauliflower for lunch and then it's off to work. I've confirmed another donation for a friend/coworker for tonight and I've offered up one more for a friend/client. All in all, a Monday that starts out like this one has, can't really get any better - and I will be grateful for every moment of it. Peace, good people. Nice to see a good ruling from our Supreme Court today - we're all in this together. Oh, and one more thing: word count: 763. I'll take it.
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