Mrs. Slocum Lives!

Now delurking; read at your own risk:

It's been a busy spring, so I haven't had much to say about my pond.... it
pretty much takes care of itself, though I did pull up the pails of hardy
lilies and divide/repot them. And the redwings have returned, one pair in
the cattails at each end. My dear partner Patti moved in just a year ago
and has been busily redecorating the house and me, with varying degrees of
success. The house at least is lovely.
I knew lotus took longer to wake up, so wasn't terribly worried; I got a
couple of Mrs. Slocum roots last spring, and they did well in their bushel
tubs.... a bit over a week ago, I noticed a green shoot in one, and now
both have several little quarter-sized leaves on the surface, so it's time
to take the paddleboat for a ride and stuff a few lilypads in the mud to
show that I care.
Sooner or later, I'll update my personal web page.... I've given a lot of
thought to the picture of the gazebo and somewhat maudlin paragraph that
accompanies it; the sentiments are still true, but healing time flows on,
praise be!
So much for musings from the hinterlands for now!

Cheers!

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Good to hear from you Gary! Once it a little hot there is past week?
~ jan


>On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:25:36 EDT, Gary Woods <> wrote:

>Now delurking; read at your own risk:
>
>It's been a busy spring, so I haven't had much to say about my pond.... it
>pretty much takes care of itself, though I did pull up the pails of hardy
>lilies and divide/repot them. And the redwings have returned, one pair in
>the cattails at each end. My dear partner Patti moved in just a year ago
>and has been busily redecorating the house and me, with varying degrees of
>success. The house at least is lovely.
>I knew lotus took longer to wake up, so wasn't terribly worried; I got a
>couple of Mrs. Slocum roots last spring, and they did well in their bushel
>tubs.... a bit over a week ago, I noticed a green shoot in one, and now
>both have several little quarter-sized leaves on the surface, so it's time
>to take the paddleboat for a ride and stuff a few lilypads in the mud to
>show that I care.
>Sooner or later, I'll update my personal web page.... I've given a lot of
>thought to the picture of the gazebo and somewhat maudlin paragraph that
>accompanies it; the sentiments are still true, but healing time flows on,
>praise be!
>So much for musings from the hinterlands for now!
>
>Cheers!
>
>Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
>Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan <> wrote:

>Good to hear from you Gary! Once it a little hot there is past week?

There was a fellow with a pitchfork and a tail who said he was going home
where it was cooler.

Seriously, except for the out of season thing, no big deal, though 90s and
humid isn't a lot of fun. It's back to normal 70s-80s for this time of
year now. The lawn sure did like it, especially with nearly 3" of rain
just before the heat....(all those midwest folks are saying "ONLY 3 inches?
Lucky devil!")

I gotta go mow... pictures when the loti bloom... I promise!

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Hi Gary,

We will all look forward to your pics. Phyllis and I have lilies, but
have never had a lotus. Have fun.

Temps down here in Jackson are in the mid-90's!

Jim