Nice and warm - knew it would.
Tried the grass beneath bare feet,
Felt neat.
Finally, finally felt well dressed.
Nature's clothes just fit me best.
And, since this is clearly going to be one of those sort of blogs.... I have more to say. Today was Earth Day! I didn't do anything earthy, like attending the local-food-thing at Whole Foods that I really wanted to go to, because I had to work. But! We gave out seeds at the bakery today and lots of people were excited about it. I was afraid at first, because I really thought few people would get a free packet of tomato or sunflower seeds at a restaurant and then actually follow through and plant them, but it seemed like that may indeed happen.
Also, the earth seemed a little freaked out this morning about the celebration. It started off sunny, then thunderstormed, then was sunny, then rained some more. It went back and forth between rain and sun maybe five or six times. Explain that.
I'm worried a bit about my attempt at growing plants. We have a big balcony that I immediately claimed for a food garden. That excitement faded when I realized that the balcony faces north and never ever gets any direct sun. Not one to be dissuaded (yeah, right), I started pole beans, radishes, cilantro, various cucumber, and pea plants from seeds. They did okay as tiny seedlings. Now it seems (to my measuring eye) as if they've all just reached a plateau. It's as if they have just enough sunlight to not die, but not enough to put forth any new growth. I bet I can just forget about actual food coming out of these guys. They can't get past their awkward teenage stages. I'm awfully close to rigging a fluorescent lighting system to pep them up, but then that seems a little counterintuitive. Isn't the point of all this to get food from stuff that's dirt (and sun) cheap?
This is my basil plant, which clearly doesn't mind getting no sun.
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