Ouch! MMMMMPH! Man, that hurts. You may have noticed that I disappeared for a while. First, things got just a wee bit intense at the salt mines, and then the flu! High fever, digestive-- …well, let’s stop there. How about a nature analogy: The flu seems to me to be a lot like fire. It rages through your body, raising the local temperature to ridiculous heights, killing every other organism in its path and purging the ecosystem of any over/undergrowth. The body is temporarily decimated weakened, but will live to stand tall and flourish another day.
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Well, 12 days later I am still working on the “stand tall and flourish” part, but I am pretty much back to normal. Fortunately, spring break plans had been made to rest the body on Maui before the ax fell, and I just made it onto the plane, ginger pills and all.
Contributing to my healing are the local walks up and down Lower Nooapiilani Road (don’t check my spelling), camera in hand, snapping pictures of blooms and bushes full of blooms. I am happy to share with you a few of my pix...check out my Spring Break on Maui album! (You have to be logged in to do this. If you're not a member, register here.) Bougainvillea (go ahead, check my spelling), plumeria, ginger, lilikoi, protea, various succulents, etc., etc. plus cool lizards hanging amongst the blooms are all here to enjoy. Share your happy shots with us, please!
And never forget, I may be The Backyarder, but YOU are the Rogue Valley Gardener!
