Plants and animals
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cosmolinguistWhen we got home from my grandma's, my dad insisted on showing me the garden, with the huge peppers and the many green tomatoes. The plants are ridiculously huge this year; they've had the perfect weather for growing things: Dad has complained they're still mowing lawn every week (there's so much of it it's an all-day task so this is a big deal) when usually by the end of August it's dried out a little. I could eat as much fresh green pepper and cucumbers as I like this week and hardly make a dent in the supplies.
And then the new kitten, and all the other kittens (so many!) who live in the barn. There are like fifteen kittens I think he told me? The new one is absolutely tiny. My dad found him last week when he was out for one of his walks. Dad tried to pick him up to carry him home with him but the kitten insisted on jumping down and walking until he got tired and then letting himself be carried until he got restless again. So my dad had to walk back mostly at kitten-speed. I love this story. This kitten was outside when we walked toward the barn, he snatched it up and gave it to me. I'm not usually susceptible to cats but kittens melt my heart and I was a happy puddle at this point. The kitten jumped down after a few seconds, independent as ever, but I still felt blessed by its presence. After a week here, the new kitten fits right in with all the others despite being new and so tiny. I'm gonna try to get some pictures of all the kittens because they're great. I'm just sorry smell-o-vision isn't a thing since I love the old-hay smell of the barn where they live and I think it enhances the experience a lot.
And then we had to visit the apple trees next to the barn. The Honeycrisp one on the left has two apples on it this year, but it only had one last year so Dad is looking forward to four in its third year. The Zestar one in the middle apparently had tons of blossoms this spring but no apples. And then there's another new Honeycrisp one on the end. Minnesota apple varieties!
And we had to visit the new evergreens they've planted near the apple trees. The two tiny ones are Black Hills spruce, they're only a foot or two tall now. The other two Dad doesn't remember what they are but says he has the name on a card somewhere. They're about five feet fall. They're next to huge trees, dozens of feet tall, which are dying away so Dad wanted to replace them.
I just wouldn't want to give the impression that it's all bad being here.
And then the new kitten, and all the other kittens (so many!) who live in the barn. There are like fifteen kittens I think he told me? The new one is absolutely tiny. My dad found him last week when he was out for one of his walks. Dad tried to pick him up to carry him home with him but the kitten insisted on jumping down and walking until he got tired and then letting himself be carried until he got restless again. So my dad had to walk back mostly at kitten-speed. I love this story. This kitten was outside when we walked toward the barn, he snatched it up and gave it to me. I'm not usually susceptible to cats but kittens melt my heart and I was a happy puddle at this point. The kitten jumped down after a few seconds, independent as ever, but I still felt blessed by its presence. After a week here, the new kitten fits right in with all the others despite being new and so tiny. I'm gonna try to get some pictures of all the kittens because they're great. I'm just sorry smell-o-vision isn't a thing since I love the old-hay smell of the barn where they live and I think it enhances the experience a lot.
And then we had to visit the apple trees next to the barn. The Honeycrisp one on the left has two apples on it this year, but it only had one last year so Dad is looking forward to four in its third year. The Zestar one in the middle apparently had tons of blossoms this spring but no apples. And then there's another new Honeycrisp one on the end. Minnesota apple varieties!
And we had to visit the new evergreens they've planted near the apple trees. The two tiny ones are Black Hills spruce, they're only a foot or two tall now. The other two Dad doesn't remember what they are but says he has the name on a card somewhere. They're about five feet fall. They're next to huge trees, dozens of feet tall, which are dying away so Dad wanted to replace them.
I just wouldn't want to give the impression that it's all bad being here.
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Date: 2018-09-03 06:45 pm (UTC)BTW I think we are kinda hair-twins! Not that I consciously meant to copy you. But I have always expressed admiration for your rockin' 'do and clearly it made an impression :)