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The beauty of peonies and dogwood blossoms

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Today I have been in the garden in between storm showers. I was doing my usual battle with the errant bamboo shoots that spring up willy nilly near my perennials. While I am rooting out the bamboo, I am constantly uprooting my old foe, the Bishop’s weed, these two are my nemesis without fail, year in and year out. I might win a few battles against these two, but I know that I will never win the war, this is Mother Nature we are talking about and she is infinitely more powerful than I can ever hope to be. I only inhabit her universe, I’m fortunate that she allows me that. It is my arrogance that promotes my yearly battles, I am determined to shape my garden to my vision and that is apparently not congruent with Mother Nature’s design for my little plot of land. I think that as long as I realize this, my weeding and pruning won’t drive me crazy since they eventually become pointless because I have to continue doing the same. I do like the therapeutic value to my gardening activities, I have said it before, having my hands deep in the dirt is meditative and relaxing.

While I was doing this, I took a break and decided to take pictures of my peonies before they begin to lose their beauty and while I was at it, I noticed that my dogwood’d blossoms were this bright white, which was beautifully contrasting against the honeysuckle and the bamboo.

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Ripped into the headline

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Write about something that happened over the weekend as though it's the top story on your local paper.

The top story of the weekend was Father's Day and here in Blandford it was marked by door to door grilling making fathers all around in Blandford so happy and productive; prepping the meat of preference with rubs, either wet or dry, marinades and brines. The process didn't stop with the carnivorous choices, there was the type of fuel to pick in order to fire up those grills. We are talking about wood or briquets or the gas grill; there are huge debates surrounding that very subject that can take more than one six pack of beer to resolve.

Saving the best for last, the Father's Day cards, either store bought or handmade, brought out by the hundreds and given to Blandford fathers with love and care. Then came the presents; every single gadget known to man, power tools galore and more barbecue accessories to make every dad happy and proud of his grill station. It was some very happy times during this Father's Day weekend here in Blandford.

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