I'm always melancholy when I return from a visit with my ailing mother, so I go to the garden for solace and cheer. My favorite garden colors - peach, apricot, soft oranges - are still present in the roses. Royal Sunset dependably climbs its rustic support, redwood branches wired together, surrounding a bird feeder I made of California license plates (unfortunately, we never remember to fill that feeder). Just Joey is taking a rest, but Polka is still blooming, clambering enegetically through the tea tree.
I am spending way too much money on the garden, but I think today perhaps some retail therapy is needed. I won't buy jewelry or clothing - I'll buy bulbs (actually, corms) of Watsonia 'Early Dawn' from Willow Creek Gardens
http://www.willowcreekgardens.com/
Tomorrow I'll feel guilty about my
extravagant spending, perhaps, but today
I need a treat.
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