When winter is on its way out, and spring is just around the corner, my mindset is that of an animal just getting out of hibernation. Plans flood my head, lots of projects say they want to get into action, and excitement is in the air. Daylight hours increase and that adds to the euphoria.
In the past, only a few of these well meaning, robust projects have seen the light of day. I hope to do better this year. If I maintain a log of how things have fared, maybe I will be more productive. Usually, the terrible Texas summers make me dive back indoors into the cool shade behind the drapes. However, there are plenty of indoor plans that I can work on at that time. Maybe I need an army of friends who will gently nudge me in the right direction when needed. Who am I kidding? Who has an army of friends? Well, maybe I should ask 2-3 of them and assign them with the task.
I know, I am rambling. That's precisely what happens when a person wants to achieve a whole lot and doesn't know where to begin.
Meanwhile, my camera suffered some setbacks during the latter part of the past year. Maybe I took it out in the rain. It does not focus as well as it used to. That can be very frustrating after you've gotten used to its impeccable performance in the past 4 years. So I am on the lookout for good recommendations. I feel I am ready to move to an intermediate level camera from my present entry level model.
I started writing this 2 weeks ago and didn't get a chance to return until today. A decent garden is now shaping up in my yard. I happened to visit a friend who has a very healthy garden with so much produce, she doesn't need to go to the store to get much. It was neat to see her get even mustard seeds from her mustard plants, so she harvests the greens and the seeds she collected lasted her for the year she said. That was so impressive and also inspiring. She has a compost pit too, so she rarely wastes anything organic. I decided to follow suit with all the vegetable and fruit waste. I have started small but intend doing more once I figure out how I will fare in our HOT summers.
In the past, only a few of these well meaning, robust projects have seen the light of day. I hope to do better this year. If I maintain a log of how things have fared, maybe I will be more productive. Usually, the terrible Texas summers make me dive back indoors into the cool shade behind the drapes. However, there are plenty of indoor plans that I can work on at that time. Maybe I need an army of friends who will gently nudge me in the right direction when needed. Who am I kidding? Who has an army of friends? Well, maybe I should ask 2-3 of them and assign them with the task.
I know, I am rambling. That's precisely what happens when a person wants to achieve a whole lot and doesn't know where to begin.
Meanwhile, my camera suffered some setbacks during the latter part of the past year. Maybe I took it out in the rain. It does not focus as well as it used to. That can be very frustrating after you've gotten used to its impeccable performance in the past 4 years. So I am on the lookout for good recommendations. I feel I am ready to move to an intermediate level camera from my present entry level model.
I started writing this 2 weeks ago and didn't get a chance to return until today. A decent garden is now shaping up in my yard. I happened to visit a friend who has a very healthy garden with so much produce, she doesn't need to go to the store to get much. It was neat to see her get even mustard seeds from her mustard plants, so she harvests the greens and the seeds she collected lasted her for the year she said. That was so impressive and also inspiring. She has a compost pit too, so she rarely wastes anything organic. I decided to follow suit with all the vegetable and fruit waste. I have started small but intend doing more once I figure out how I will fare in our HOT summers.
