Change is in the Air

As we conclude our Spring production, we are preparing for out guests in the Summer season. The heavy rainfall and cooler temperatures this past spring have caused a sluggish beginning. So far, just a few hummingbirds have shown up, with only one returning to the feeder.

The Petunias have replace the Pansy Sisters at stage front, The Geraniums have taken their place in the patio boxes, new mulch added to beds, and the crew has put in extra hours planting milkweed, dill, parsley, mint, zinnias, marigolds and other delicacies for the pleasure of our summer guests.

Keeping with our practice to reduce, reuse and repurpose, cardboard from shipping boxes was placed under the mulch

and nonfunctional rain barrels were repurposed as planters

After several years dwelling in the untamed area behind the fence next to the alley, the Garden Fairies have made their way back to their former residence near the craft studio, which is now a community for fairies with disabilities.

The years have not treated them well as evidenced by their broken condition. With the loss of one or more wings, they can no longer fly, but do manage to do a bit of climbing.

Each day begins with an avian concert with Mr. Mockingbird as the lead vocalist. Adding drama to the performances are the Robin Family, 

the Cardinal Family, the House Finch clan and the Love Doves.

Mr. and Mrs. Goldfinch have made an appearance. We don’t know if it was a stop over or if they are still in the ‘hood.’

Speaking of ‘stopping over’, our good friends Juanita and Greg from Maryland stopped by for a couple of nights as they embark on an RV trip following the Lewis and Clark expedition trail.

Y’all, they are genuine globetrotters as they have traveled in Europe, Iceland, Africa, Australia, Canada and the U.S. And they have yet to reach their 60th birthdays!

For those of you with concerns over ‘Roger,’ his heart engine transplant seems to be successful. However, he did develope some incontinence fluid leakage and spent a few days in the clinic shop for repair. This was a bit of a hardship for ABN as she depends on him not only for transportation but to carry heavy bags of mulch, topsoil and other materials. The intervention seems to be successful. Let us be clear, this is ‘Roger.’

With the lull between Spring and the Summer productions, the stage crew are taking time off to explore other venues across the pond. We have been asked if we would be posting our adventure on the blog. It will depend on the quality of the internet and amount of free time. We do plan to post some on Facebook. As this blog is our retirement journal, we will do a detailed post after we return.

For now we say Auf Wiedersehen, Sbohem, Tot ziens, Búcsú.