Northeast Gardening: Daily Musings, 1 by grampapa

grampapa wrote:
Martha, the Arboretum sounds great. We have a nice botanical garden here, but nothing that sophisticated.

Got out early this a.m. to clobber some horsetail. My hummingbird (pretty sure it's always the same one) kept me company for quite a while checking out almost every flower on a hosta about 10 feet from me. Of course, I didn't have my camera. Such a pretty morning, so peaceful.

This evening, while still nice, the neighborhood has taken on quite a different 'tone'. My neighbor from across the lake (a 'waving hello' kind of neighbor) is having a picnic today, quite a crowd, rented hot tub, games on the lawn, the whole works. About 6:30, a marching band showed up. I kid you not, uniforms, majorette with American flag, tuba, bass drum, the whole 9 yards. They (about 15 members) set up in the yard and are giving a concert as I type. The back of their t-shirts says 'Ghost Riders'. and, incidentally, the music is not half bad. We wondered why he mowed his lawn twice yesterday (this guy seems nice, but he is a little odd...wears a pair of orange shorts almost every day, unless he has a whole wardrobe of orange shorts?, and is constantly mowing his lawn.)

that's my Sunday (didn't do much in between)

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