Yesterday I went out to a friend's house to help in her garden. There were four of us altogether. It sure made the hard work a lot more fun! After we finished, I took a little stroll across a small field to get a picture of their pond. I'm very glad I did...
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Just down from the pond, the Oregon Grape bushes are beginning to bloom. They are a funny kind of plant. They look like holly, have yellow blossoms, [these are still in bud stage] and they produce little grapelike berries that you can make jam out of, if you own a sugar refinery. I tried one year and it takes a boatload of sugar to make those berries edible, in my estimation anyway.
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It was a beautiful day and I had a really nice time working in the dirt with good company. But today? I started it with tea and aspirin! I guess my gardening muscles need a little more warm ups. I hope they are ready, because tomorrow I am hoping to till my garden. We'll see if I have enough tea and aspirin to make that happen. :-)
