I'm the kind of lady who is fond of a name. Names for animate objects, names for inanimate objects. Already got a name? No problem, i'll give you another. Knowing this, i'd like to formally introduce you to my recently named vegetable garden, Growth Spurt. She's a lamb of a garden, (as my friend Catherine would say), but she's one hell of a grower. I've spent the last two afternoons in the garden trying to get her to pull herself together. The cucumber vines were trying to manifest destiny themselves across both sides of the garden, and the tomato stems were buckling with all of their new fruit. You might not be able to tell it in the picture, but I inverted one tomato cage on top of another and tied them together, as well as to the stake, so that they would have more structure to reach their full potential. It's just what good parents try to do...
As I entered the garden this evening, to photograph Growth Spurt's
progress I decided to let Bud, our littlest canine, take in the sights
and smells with me. Normally, the dogs aren't allowed in, but he's
just so damn cute sometimes. Needless to say, Bud selected the
lima beans as worthy of his leg lift. And below, you see him
processing my response. Rule with an iron fist, they say.
Little Bud is the animal with the most names here on the farm
they include, but are not limited to, the following; Napo, King Richard,
Little Richard, Little Shit, Rambo, Taco Mac, Ricky, and Get Down.
(most of these names have been ascribed to him by others...)
On the subject of adolescence, here is one of our Rhode Island Reds,
out for her afternoon walk. All of our pullets are growing at an
almost alarming rate, and they have nearly surpassed the B Team
in size. It's hard not to spend all day watching them scratch around now
that they're big enough to free range.
Here's what Brad's been up to today. He's in the middle of building
a dog pen for our three little monkeys for when we're out with the animals,
and we don't want to worry about them upsetting whoever we're trying
to focus on. I'll show you a finished product in the next few days.
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Probably to be expected that Bud would spray claim to the previously off-limits Growth Spurt, but I've heard that urine on plants is not a good thing, image- or otherwise. Had plans to apply your inverted cage design this morning, but it seems the arms are on strike in sympathy with the legs, both move like sore spaghetti. So, until recharged from the Peachtree, this pile of noodles is taking to bed with a book.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I salute all those who celebrate running the Peachtree by moving refrigerators the day after.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of Lil Bud. Pensive, processing surely, perhaps thinking:
ReplyDelete1. "So she wants more pee on the plants."
2. "She's upset, I should have pee'd higher up."
3. "She must want me to pee faster."
4. "Hmmm, she wants this throughout the garden."
5. "Should have brought Sadie to take some of the heat."
Gotta love Lil Bud.
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