IL: I'm with you on "god forsaken landscape." We didn't have snow on Mothers' Day, it was the day before Mothers' Day, lol.
IL: I'm with you on "god forsaken landscape." We didn't have snow on Mothers' Day, it was the day before Mothers' Day, lol.
The cool thing about New Mexico is that you can go through all the "zones" of vegetation pretty quickly! You want tall trees and shade? Just drive up into the mountains east of Santa Fe and hike under the Ponderosa Pines and further up you are in the aspens. I live at about 6600 ft, so we have low, scrubby hills with a lot of juniper, Cholla cactus and some elms here and there. In the valleys are the cottonwoods, which are this unbelievable lime green shade right now. Apparently long ago there were a lot more big shade trees here but over the decades the monsoon season has shrunk quite a bit. One thing I do miss is lush green grass to walk barefoot in once in a while!
There are places throughout california that are green for at least part of the year. By august, many of those places are no longer green, but some places are green and beautiful all year long. A friend who lives in southern California was sharing pics and google maps images and such with me today of an area 40-50 miles east of San Diego (which I had assumed was all desert) that looked more like Tahoe than Palm Springs.
Regarding the desert, I remember the worst grade on an essay I received was one which I had written about the desert, describing it as lifeless and, as you said, IL, "forbidden". The teacher basically told me I don't know what I was talking about--that there is tons of life in a desert, and she gave me a C-. Funny thing is, I had never actually BEEN to a desert, and when I was in mid-40s, I went to the Southwest for the first time and was absolutely entranced. I realized that based on my ignorance, I had deserved that C-!
Hey, the Champlain islands have the longest growing season in Vermont! It kicks off slowly (I was shocked and almost confused when my Master Gardener teacher said that the day to transplant veggies into the ground is Memorial Day.). But, October is lovely. Here's a little tourist video of the county that mentions the growing season and gives you a snapshot of life here:I could live in New England in a New York minute, but the short growing season is a bummer. I mean, snow on mother’s Day. Ummm, no.
(BTW, IL, my DD is newly in her first house, and she has been watching with excitement perennials push up in her yard--along with the house she got lots of Chinese peonies, day lilies and bearded and Japanese iris!! I told her that if she has to many, I'd be happy to take some off her hands).
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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Love the video Catherine. It was fun recognizing a number of the places I've been to!
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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Well, today is it! They are going to be starting on the roof and working all weekend. I am grateful that we are able to pay for it with cash, as both my parents chipped in to help, but it is still a sh** ton of money. Glad I have been saving for so long! I still have a decent amount in my emergency savings account, but K. has tapped out all he wants to go to at this point. He needs to work on rebuilding his savings; luckily, he has remained employed and will be because of the government contract work he does in an essential industry.
I pray to the roofing gods that it all goes well!
Sending all good vibes to your roof, lol. Let us know how it turns out.
I would love Vermont and the lake Champlain area. No question. And really when I think about it, memorial day is only two weeks past our planting day which is Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May. That is the “official “day after which you can plant tomatoes because the danger of frost is gone. However – – we get things in the ground earlier, such as in March, for things like radishes and spinach, and then DH has cold frameS so he will sometimes put some things in earlier if we have a weather breakS.
If I were a rich lady I would have a place in New England for the months of August,September, and part of October because they are brutal here, they are hot when they don’t need to be. I mean honestly 90° weather in October? That is not how God intended it. Ha ha.
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