As I may have mentioned, I planted a couple of Podicarpus Trees in the front yard recently. I also had to remove a couple of ficus trees, which, awkwardly planted in pots, have been occupying the right rear corner of the house. Well, recent storms seem to conspire to topple my landscaping efforts. Although the Podicarpus Trees have been standing up well (admirably well, actually, all things considered), every day, the ficus trees topple over. This, despite the fact that I have propped up the pots with a bunch of cinder blocks. I finally decided to move the trees beside the rear three foot wall, and using a makeshift (really shi(f)ty) support of long bamboo poles, sought to keep them upright. Of course, the wind has been very strong and unpredictable today. At one point, it seemed to come from the west, and (I swear!) the next, it came from the complete opposite direction. So, of course, the support held when blown one way, but then quickly fell apart when puffed from the other...
... in other news, Lynn has been terribly terribly sick... We call it in TCM "Sudden Turmoil Disorder." In the West, it's typically called the "stomach flu." I hope I don't catch it... Aiden suffered it first, though much milder than Lynn... Knowing my immunity, it's only a matter of time...
I would like to write more, but Aiden wants to play "the chicken game," whatever that is...
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