Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Seeing Them Grow


There's a lot of promise at the beginning of Spring. A few weeks ago I spied my bird's nest spruce, Picea abies 'Nidiformis', which I planted last year, sprouting new growth. See the tiny pale green tips, a promise of more to come.

What a difference a few weeks makes; now the dwarf spruce is covered with lush pale green goodness.

I grow plants for many reasons, to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy of seeing them grow - David Hopson

In other news one of the multi colored bowls developed a crack along the rim. I think it was a bit thinner in that spot. No sense in trying to patch it as it's never quite the same, still a disappointment. I have the back porch cleaned up enough to get to the kiln so I should be able to fire a bisque load this week.

Meanwhile Gary went on a jeep run yesterday at Beasley Knob and wanted me to show you his dirty jeep. I expected it to be covered from top to bottom in mud. In Gary's eyes this is really dirty. Of course he had to wash and wax it right away. There are lots of knobs and balds around here rather than mountain tops, not sure what the differences are, how about you? Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

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  1. Yes to new growth. I've got silly starters now of celery and romaine by putting the cut-off ends into water. There are new plants coming out of them too!

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  2. Hi Barb, thanks, I've read that they could be started that way but never tried it, I may give it a try. I planted four tomato plants and some herbs last week.

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  3. hahaha...Yep! that Jeep sure is dirty.

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  4. Hi Turquoisemoon, thanks, he kept the sunroof open and said a bird pooped on his console, lucky he wears a baseball cap. ha.

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  5. It's so interesting, the names used in other parts of the country. My friend in Tennessee (the Cherokee National Forest) pointed out knobs and balds, and I do not recall what any looked like. She did have a branch in her yard, and she made her daddy build a little bridge over it so she could be escorted to the lawn to be married.

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  6. Hi Joanne, thanks, I never heard the word branch till we started looking for a home in South Carolina and North Carolina and I think they also use branch here in Georgia, I've heard of brook and stream and creek but never branch. ha.

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  7. I need to wash my car, too...tomorrow...yes....tomorrow!

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    1. Hi Lee, thanks, if we lived near you Gary would come over and wash it for you just because he likes doing it. Ha.

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  8. Car washing? Not a happening thing here. Our neighbour washes, waxes and generally primps his each week. Ours gets washing annually. Most years.
    Love the growing things.
    And branch in that context is a new one for me.

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    1. Hi Sue, thanks, same thing if we were your neighbor Gary would wash your car for you, he hates to see dirty cars, how can a creek be called a branch, maybe it's a branch off of a creek or stream, maybe that's it. ha.

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  9. I really need Gary to come and give my car a good washing and waxing.
    Branch is a new one to me too, and I have been in NC for 5 years. I am sure Jeff is familiar with the term.

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    1. Hi Michele, thanks, when were looking for homes there this last time we kept seeing it noted in the listing and wondered what in the heck it was, Gary would gladly wash and wax your car for you.

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    2. I think that's why we have such success selling our used vehicles because Gary does such a good job of cleaning them up and making them look their best. - it's all in the detailing of the vehicles.

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