Isolation Diary: After the rain came and went I got out to the garden again. Not vigorous weeding this time, vigorous pruning. Vigorous because I was beating back an attacking vine. ‘Vine’ seems like an innocuous word, even poetic. Not this vine. Vines can begin with delicate tendrils, this one also has quite attractive and colorful flowers; do not be deceived. The goal of most vines is to Take Over and Dominate and Smother and Make the World it’s Own. Not an exaggeration. A vine really makes a gardener appreciate a docile annual. Besides that encounter, I did my tai chi, and I put on a record and danced. Yes, a record. I finished the postcards in support of a down-ballot Dem. And, Maggie, Jessie, Duncan, and I video conferenced on Zoom about our D&D game. We begin the adventure tomorrow.
Leon R.
Lovely.DeAnne M.
What is it the Vine with a purple flowers? I always I have mixed feelings about that vine when I see it around. So beautiful but it really just overwhelms everything.Jen D.
Morning glory? Although Passionfruit has a purple alien looking flower too.DeAnne M.
Jen D. Yes! That’s it! Morning Glory. They’re so pretty but they also give me the creeps because you can see how out of control they can get if untamedJoyce H.
Was it the beautiful but dreaded Morning Glory. I had my own battle with these vines yesterday too!Ruth Silveira
Not a morning glory, bigger and badder than even that.Holly B.
Dear Ruth, Your message yesterday inspired me and I got up and started moving around the house. I thought .you can still dance Holly.Susan J.
Ruth Silveira Dancin’ Queen, you are.