May 28 2023
Garden
Megan and were planning to have a shared birthday celebration this year, but it was scheduled for a few days after Melanie’s death, so I was not feeling too festive and we cancelled the party. I did stop by the family estate that day to spend some time with my siblings. I told Jonathan I was sorry about Scout, and he told me he was sorry about Melanie. It’s still hard to believe they are gone, even though I know they are.
We took a look around the garden. It seems to me that things are not as far along as they usually are this time of year, but given that I’m always surprised by how early it starts getting dark in the fall, even though it happens every year, this could be a Suzy thing and not a seasonal thing. The apple trees were in blossom:
and the strawberries were berrying:
safely hidden from raccoons’ marauding paws and birds’ scavenging beaks under their netting.
The cherry tree was not so lucky. Its net cathedral was torn to shreds during the winter storms, and there was not enough time to rebuild it yet. So the birds will have cherries, if not strawberries.
In addition to the usual garden produce, flowers were being grown for Jarrett and Kalli’s upcoming wedding:
It seems there is always something happening in the garden.
FIVE YEARS AGO: A lovely Royal wedding.
TEN YEARS AGO: Finally got rid of the hot tub carcass in the back yard. Mostly.
TWENTY YEARS AGO: It is actually possible to be sick of shopping. You read it here first.
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