Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Hanging in there- part 4, 1 by billyporter

billyporter wrote:
Gita, the brugs look like lovely bells all hanging in a row!

Chris, you gave me African Impatiens, which I didn't get to sprout. I didn't do all the seeds so I'm going to try again. Also, columbines, which I'll try now that I have sand to start them on.

Awww to the one eyed frog and dog. How nice he has a safe place to live.

Mary, that is scary, and you sure did need someone to talk to. I'm glad your daughter is OK!

Chris, when I saw the thread activated the other day, I assumed it was one of us, but for some reason I paused and re-read your very first post before continuing. Imagine my joy in seeing it was you checking in! I've missed you alot and I love the picture of you. Seeing some of the scenery thru your eyes, (and picture,) you had a beautiful place to reflect on things. It's too bad it had to be such heavy thinking. We got groceries today too. I am stocked and loaded for the winter :o)

Stormy, exellent picture! I didn't have those, in fact, I'm lucky to find one a year. I did have dragonflies of all kinds. It was almost magical!

Terri, my house has been going by itself all summer, cleaning-wise. I've done the bare necessities, but it needs a deep cleaning, room by room!

Chris, I have a short story. I alternate between hysterical giggles and feeling terrible.

I was transplanting flowers over the last few weeks. In one part of the bed the dirt was really cloddy. I was scooping up some of the clods to just dump on the compost pile and let the winter soften them. I was turning dirt and chopping away. I turned another shovelful and more clods. I brought the shovel up and banged it down..... just in time to see a toad. I got him. I just froze and kept saying ''I'm sorry, I'm sorry." After a minute he hopped over and sat in the iris. I swear he was eyeing me. I just kept apologizing and later he was gone. I usually see them in time, but I think I unearthed him. I just felt so bad at hitting him and hope he was in between clods so not to have taken the full brunt. If an extra sqatty toad shows up, he might be getting out of Iowa!

Peace