leafette's Blog

By golly, it was an idea!    And a Super, Duper, Wonderful Idea!

While sipping sweet lemon tea for the scratchy throat, I was reading my newest garden book.   Now focal points, I got those figured.  That's the naked lady in the middle of the flowers!  But this axis business ???  I'm as tipped as the earth is.  The first plan I drew  way back when , looked confusing to me but the instructor took one look and said I had a S shape happening.  Well, that clicked and I went on to make it a figure 8 and that appealed to my sense of start and finish.  I've changed many things but I think that 8 is still happening.  So my light bulb moment was that pinched waist must be the axis.  And it is very bare, nothing but grass.  hmm

Years ago I had a Chinese elm tree in the back yard.  Grew wonderfully and then it started growing everywhere!   One day when Dh was occupied elsewhere, I convinced an accomplice (a less than willing son) to cut the thing down.  And great was the fall of it!  And the truth be known, my dearie did a bit of throwing himself to the ground and gnashing of teeth as well.  Best tree on the yard!  etc. etc.   I must admit that the west wind was particulary chilly that winter but Dh had to cuddle up for warmth!   But I must admit that it had added something to the back yard.  Too bad it added to the front, side, AND the vegetable garden!   

Not sure who all reads blogs, but are ya racing to the pinched waist ahead of me?   I need another tree!   And according to Miss Marjorie, it needs 2 supporting shrubs and I think the biggest rock my farmer can find in the field.  I guess he could look for the naked lady but I think those are in rather short supply, and by golly they better be!    Now his old dames are often out wandering  in the far pastures but the ewes are usually wearing their wool sweaters.

Now I got options!  I'm sure I can crank up that apology he had wanted and  the "sorry it took me so long to see that you were right" and get him to spring for another nice big fat tree,   It just won't be that same kind and it will migrate a bit to the NE.  I will wait till spring to suggest  the lovely grouping that will go around it.  I will keep listening for any chance remarks about *&#$~^ rocks out in the fields though!

Hot dog!  I knew joining this site was the smart thing to do!  I'm so happy, I may spill the lemon tea and go for full octanes of coffee.  Hmm, I wonder what zone coffee trees are?