I can’t believe how long is seems to have been since my last post.
We ended up with 3 snowstorms back to back. Some of our wonderful flowers just could not handle it. Friday this last week we finally had warm enough temps to take them all outside permanently. As we took the racks of flowers out and set them in the sun, you could almost see the physical changes in the little plants and hear a collective sigh from all. The people swarmed around us like bees, not even letting us put the flowers on the tables, the birds and bees also swarmed around us searching for opportunities to pollinate. Of course I got sunburned again.
Yesterday as I was unloading pine trees one fell on my head; I am pretty sure that combing my hair is a useless endeavor. I was still picking out pine needles after I got home.
My supervisor is always outside. I really like him, he does something no other supervisor has done before. He says things like “Good Job”, “Nice work” “I appreciate your hard work” etc. I told him it was really nice to have my efforts noticed and appreciated.
I am stronger than I used to be, loading 40-60 bags or mulch and what-not into trucks, paving stones, trees etc. It feels so good to be physically working again instead of sitting at a desk.
So, here is my advice today. Get some fresh air and exercise, work in the yard if you have one. Play in the dirt a bit as it were. You don’t have to do a lot. just get out there. There is a neat internet tool at Home Depot.com called the garden club, it gives coupons and really cool DIY ideas.