Gardening and the Radio

Gardening and the radio are not related in this post in any way. It's just difficult to show pictures of listening so I tossed in the garden thoughts so I could show off some pretty pictures of my garden. Note that most of these views have grown and changed in the last year or two. Every summer brings something new to the garden!

Fall is here, and with it comes the roar of the tractors out in the fields. I was just getting into my gardening this afternoon when they descended on the farm to spread gunk all over the fields. I don’t know what it is, some sort of fertilizer I suppose. It’s a powder so it clouds up a bit and stinks pretty bad. Yup, done gardening for the day!

We are doing much rearranging in the yard this year due to building a new porch. This is the porch of all porches and I have just loved spending time out there this year. Some of the bushes around the house were overgrown so we removed those and are working on a new flower bed that will be seen from the porch and the living room window. That got me going on my older beds, which are pretty overrun since I haven’t spent any quality time out there since they needed a good going over before our kids graduation parties. Four – five years ago? Plenty of time for the perennials to mass produce and the morning glories to take over the world! Since I don’t really need more flower beds, I’m eliminating one that is not visible from the house and shifting it over where I can appreciate the view more. Who knows, maybe keeping the flowers in sight will motivate me to maintain? I admit it’s not my strong suit.

Now that I’ve been chased indoors by the smelly (loud, I can handle) farm work, it’s a good time to update my blogs and even look at a few garden pictures, which I already miss. It’s going to be a long winter before I see any flowers again. I’ve included some of the garden views for you to enjoy.

I’m still listening to the radio and often sit in my car for a few minutes after pulling into the garage while I wait for a program to end. I'm still in awe that I can hear the radio! It’s interesting to listen and know what I’ve been missing. Some silly items: "Study reports that girls with wider hips are smarter"… huh? Not an “I didn’t hear” kind of ‘huh’, but a “what are you talking about?” kind of ‘huh’! I heard and what a hoot!

Then there was the program where the announcer would tell what the political candidate said, then play a quote of the candidate saying supposedly the same thing. The quote was usually far enough off the mark that it was a matter of opinion what was actually said. It reminded me of the Geico commercials that use a real customer’s experience and a celebrity to translate that to their version. It was so very wonderful to be able to hear it that I didn’t even care what they were saying. Does that make sense? I’m becoming a very undiscerning listener. Just give me words and I’ll listen! I will shamelessly eavesdrop and am thrilled to do so at every opportunity that presents itself! If you are a CIer, I'm sure you understand! :-)