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| From June 25 2010 |
As an indication of how exciting my life is at the moment, I was ecstatic to discover two(!) okra plants with blossoms this morning! The rest of the garden is dying, struggling, going to seed, or dormant, but the okra is happily slogging along through the exceptional heat.
And it has been hot. Lots of 100 (heat index was 108 yesterday) degree days the last few weeks and lots more to come. Summer in Texas.
The geraniums are showing the effects, it will be interesting to see if they survive the coming month. A New Guinea Impatiens died yesterday. I think the corner it is in gets more light than believed, and the light it does get is the worst kind (noon day).
The basil and pepper plants that Carol whacked down a couple weeks ago are starting to recover. Our watermelon is struggling, the three melons it has are not growing. The lantana is doing fine, though it wilts in the afternoon. The real star remains the purslane, it is doing extraordinarily well.
Other than that, it has been quiet this summer. The heat keeps me in or close to the house. I am too broke to do much of any exploring of the area by car.
My exercise program has been going great. I will have completed 6 days of 60 minutes on the elliptical tomorrow. It gets easier every day, and I feel the improvements even if they are not entirely visible. I am curious to see what the scale says come Monday.
