Finally the long consoles were cut so that I have 9 lengths for the garage wall

The grass outside my fence along the streets was cut

Cat Alice got to spend some time in her favorite spot under the azalea before lunch & a midday nap
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I will not disturb the party with grass mowing or any machines this evening
If I do anything more it will be moving plants outside & water pots
I woke at 5.30 this morning, so might as well call it a day.

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Quarter to 7 on second day of June & in this light & wind you can actually see where the new fresh water supply line runs on bottom of the lake, an artificial bank stopping the waves

+8° & sunny when it’s 19 days, 8 hrs until the summer solstice…
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So, what did I do today?
First I got rid of all branches by mulching them
Then I mowed grass …

First up front
It feels a bit sad to prune those wild roses, but they are far too high so they are next. Buds in a vase is also nice
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Really pleased with the day… Next is the weekend
I can clean the patio from pollen, no addition since yesterday & I might tackle the new mailbox, marking it properly and getting it installed.

I think I deserve some Sara Paretsky by now…
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What can I say about today’s gardening? Well absolutely nothing as nothing was done…

It’s 17 days until the summer solstice & I divided the day between cheese making & bed with cat Alice & Victoria Warshawski in a midwinter Chicago 📖

Alice is very content
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Spent most of the time today looking for my best secateurs - completely gone
I then put the last bedding plants so far in pots, made sure all pots had saucers…

The squirrel is digging holes in my spinach- he’s also mislaid something…
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Cat Alice is waiting for me to go to bed, guarding my current read (great anthology @asaplsnr & @Skolinkvisition, such a good read❣️)

I’d better finish off this day…

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Plan is:
-Move rest of debris on the patio & beside the garage while still cool
-Sit in the shade & assemble benches after mid afternoon

I get out & find the squirrel in that pot of tiny spinach sprouts again, so I start by covering both pots temporarily
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I will get help, Wednesday morning. My leaf blower is not strong enough to clear the gravel…
Tomorrow is painting, in the morning!
And tonight I’ll water. Right now it’s too hot

Some things grow anyway, bean trees or sunchokes (true success that one)
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It’s getting late… half past 9 pm as these were taken & it’s 9 days 17 hrs until the summer solstice…

It’s been a very lazy Sunday.. my website was curated already last night.

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Before dinner I watered plants & trees again, considered getting a sack of manure to spread & weed the nearest flowerbed now that all spring bulb leaves have withered, but I gave up

Right now it’s very still. Blackbirds sing & the honeysuckle smells heavenly
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Next was weeding along the fence behind the logs & in the process digging up the deceased star jasmines, collecting mould affected leaves from the small rhododendron bushes & giving each some dl manure, putting down cardboard & mulched branches as a finish

Very neat result
After that the sprinkler was finally on for at least 2 hrs…
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The meadow other side of the road will be cleared right after midsummer. To protect the 2 small trees moved there 2 years ago area around was cut. Very happy little ash, it’s doing very well

Also this area around the 2 new sloes & replanted rose was cleaned
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