Pacific Northwest Gardening: Apropos of Nothing v.13, 1 by

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Wow, Pony! You got a Kayte lecture! You really rate! Ditto on the comparisons, though. Everyone is in gardening because we love to play in the dirt and play with plants. We all pretty much like the same thing, we just go about it differently. I think of gardening the same way I think of housework, in a way. It never exists in a straight line, it always just circles around and around. No real beginning or end, just eternal process. I think the rails are a creative solution to the racoon problem.
I have ordered oxygenating plants from Bonnie's Plants. I think she might be on ebay, but she definitely has a web presence. She sends decent sized plants for reasonable prices. I've also bought from Texas Water Lilies. Their bunches are smaller, but the price is good.

Also, have you gone to the aquarium store on Pacific Hwy South in Lakewood? It's close to the corner of Bridgeport and Pacific Hwy. They may have plants. I was in there today and bought a cute little fancy goldfish for the tub water garden. I'm going back on Friday to look at their new fish. I'll check out the plants and let you know. Also, Linda's on Canyon Road, across the street from McClendons, has very good plants. Last year I bought many huge water lettuce from her.

Okay, here is the little baby bird. It's a bit out of focus because I didn't want to linger over the nest and upset mama.