Sunday, April 11, 2010

This gift

Planted my peas today, very early for this region. We've had such a mild, short winter that our spirits and our minds naturally turn to growing things and cleaning up the yard. We want to stretch the warmer seasons as far as possible, to take advantage of this gift as long as we can. Especially after the long, cold, rainy spring and summer of last year. This short winter and early spring is so unusual for us that we have to embrace it, claim it, own it, guard it jealously and not let it get away from us. Tomorrow I will plant my swiss chard.  I've transplanted hostas and jonquils along the easterly stone wall, also planted three packs of pansies.  I can hear some of you saying "Yes, but it is only April 11, we can still have snow and cold weather. Aren't you jumping the gun a little?" Possibly, but I don't think so. Even if it happens, all that I've done can stand a frost or even a little snow. Just getting a jumpstart and it feels so good.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Naive, disingenuous, or immature?

Well, in my last post I mistakenly stated that President Obama was coming to Portland on the same day as the partially nude walkers were to be doing their thing. Wrong. He came on Thursday and got a great reception, rightfully so. And the bare-breasted ladies (and some men) walked through town yesterday. It seems they also got a great reception, with a lot of picture takers in tow. Some of the walkers took exception to having their pictures snapped without permission as per comments quoted in the Maine Sunday Telegram. One was angered by the idea that people thought it was an event that warranted taking pictures. One event watcher commented that he thought the walkers were naive if they did not expect people to take pictures. I'm not sure 'naive' is the word I would use. I'm thinking 'disingenuous' myself, but possibly just immature. What do you think?