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Wild Kingdom

04/11/2016 by Holly

The animals are going rogue.

First: the basil. Allow me to explain.

I had no plans of planting it today. But a couple of days ago, it started looking peaked. {Who knew that’s how you spell that word. I thought it was pekid. Or peekid. Ok, maybe not that last one now that I see it typed out…}

peaked basil

It just looked hungry. So I gave it a little bit of fertilizer. WELL. The dog turned ravenous. She started pawing around in all the seedlings still taking up nighttime residence on the floor of our den. I mean, we didn’t read any labels or anything, but we figured that the fertilizer was not the best choice for the dog…so the basil had to be planted. And it’s maybe a tiny bit early, but I hope it’s going to fly.

You look at me as if I'm guilty.

You look at me as if I’m guilty.

So the basil’s in.

planted

But wait. There’s more.

empty nest

Yep. I told David it was probably a snake or a raccoon or a…

“TODDLER,” He interrupted.

Lookout, Charles Darwin, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

 

 

I must end on a happy…look what’s about to be covered in these:

climbing rose

I can’t wait.

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I'm Holly from zone 7b.
My veggies grow above ground where the rabbits help themselves, and the flowers grow in ground where the children help themselves. Sometimes I wish I was a pioneer. Then I move the clothes from the washer to the dryer and think better of it.

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