Beginning of summer
This spring was more demanding than in the past at work; we have many fewer staff members overall at the botanical garden (where I work) than we did in past years. We offered more educational programs than ever, rewarding but time-consuming, and had a number of large field trip programs (thank goodness for our devoted volunteers). I ended the spring semester doing the 12 page newsletter (on summer hours). I used to contribute quite a bit of copy, but didn't do the layout or garden news, or a cover piece. Now (without a PR staff member), I'm writing just about everything except for our director's note, the geology museum page, and the donor page, with a few contributions here and there (AND doing the layout, too). Yikes. Needless to say that there wasn't any time to reflect on our garden.... Oh, well, apologies about fussing; I have SO MUCH to be thankful for. Plants on wheels Escaping to the mountains meant bringing plants with me, of course. I filled...