That’s a new term for me “ghost gardens” ❤️

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Ghost gardens in the Appalachian Mountains

Strands #780
“Earth Day”
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Is it nap time yet?

Connections
Puzzle #1045
Not bad.
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a man in a hat and glasses is asking where am i ALT: a man in a hat and glasses is asking where am i

The fact that DH can’t find anything in our refrigerator makes me think that the early “”explorers”” didn’t set out to find anything. They just bumbled about until they landed somewhere & then acted like they planned it all.

Where did one of you hide my tube of wood filler?

Wordle 1,766 4/6
I’ll take it. Happy Monday!
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Strands #778
“Gloriously glaring!”
Meh 🫤
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Sad. Horrid disease.

Strands #777
“Small change”
I need a nap.
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Waffle House after 2 AM on a Saturday night = food * shenanigans. And very likely law-enforcement.

Every day we have to witness a new answer to the question “how stupid can he be?”

He could not hold a job in the private sector - he’s a bumbling incompetent.

Connections
Puzzle #1042
Driveway and ditches cleared before the heat got up. Yay me!
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The power of unions is rising despite GOPs efforts to eradicate them. 🙌🏼

I desperately need some gardeners

View across the vegetable garden at Arundel Castle to Arundel Catholic Cathedral.
#SteepleSaturday
#Churches
#ColorADay
#GreenSat
#Gardens
#Photography

Wordle 1,764 3/6
Hot damn! Have a great Saturday.
I’m forgoing my bike ride to do the final leaf blowing on the driveway & ditches this morning (it’s a long one).
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A distressing piece & a great example of how politicians take care of their own.
However, while wealthy elders are portrayed as doing well common elders (“the poor”/those whose only income is SS) still struggle mightily & their needs are often marginalized.

“Mom!!!! The monkey’s in the house again!”

What a little goofball ❤️

The majestic mother of this Clydesdale horse accompanies her young foal on his first walk . 😍

A short branch on the apple tree. Tight, dark pink buds, with a spray of light pink flowers further down

Apple blossom just starting

#GrowYourOwn
#Bloomsky
#Flowers
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Passionfruit vine with four open passionflowers.

It's passionflower pandemonium. The bees are abuzz. Even a baby passionfruit hidden away. 🌱

I love lilacs!

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Close-up of forget-me-nots in bloom, their small five-petalled blue flowers with yellow centres forming a natural heart-shaped cluster among soft green foliage, photographed in spring in a garden.

Each year when the forget-me-nots open their blue flowers, I find myself searching for a heart-shaped cluster. I photographed this perfect little heart in my late mother’s garden, a lovely reminder of her. Perhaps you might spot one too this spring, a reminder of someone special?

Well I don’t have one, so this is as good as it gets 🥰🫢😜

I’ve felt bad for years because I hadn’t considered having my kids wear bike helmets in the 80s. (I never did after all.🤷🏻‍♀️)
Context is everything & somehow this photo lets me feel a bit better.