As of today, about 75 have sprouted. Many are still very small.
Another 45 have not sprouted. Many of these 45 may not ever. I’m think I will get a much higher failure rate this year, mostly, I think, because I cut them much smaller this year.
Most of us would be seized with fear if our bodies went numb, and would do everything possible to avoid it, yet we take no interest at all in the numbing of our souls. – Epictetus
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all. – Joseph Epstein
Work done for a reward is much lower than work done in the Yoga of wisdom. Set they heart upon thy work, but never on its reward. Work not for the reward; but never cease to do thy work. – The Bhagavad Gita
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. – Colin Powell
How noble and good everyone could be if at the end of the day they were to review their own behavior and and weigh up the rights and wrongs. They would automatically try to do better at the start of each new day, and after a while, would certainly accomplish a great deal. – Anne Frank
p. 50 Stillness Is the Key
“Sit alone in a room and let your thoughts go wherever they will. Do this for one minute….Work up to ten minutes a day of this mindless mental wandering. Then start paying attention to your thoughts to see if a word or goal materializes. If it doesn’t, extend the exercise to eleven minutes, then twelve, then thirteen…until you find the length of time you need to ensure that something interesting will come to mind.” Twyla Tharp
If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters. – Epictetus
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. – Epictetus
by Janet Malcolm
Photography is naively believed to reproduce visual actuality, but in fact the images our eyes take in and the images the camera delivers are not the same. Taking a picture is a transformative act. – Janet Malcolm (Still Pictures, p. 153)
Yes, all happy families are alike in the pain their members helplessly inflict upon one another, as if under orders from a perverse higher authority. – Janet Malcolm (Still Pictures, p. 71)
Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity. ― Frank Zappa
The past is a country that issues no visas. We can only enter it illegally. – Janet Malcolm (Still Pictures p. 22)
About 30 of the dahlias I potted have sprouted. At least 50 have not.
Ran at U. About three miles. 50 sit-ups, 40 pushups. Stretch.
About 17 dahlias have sprouted as of today, April 19 2023.
This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. – Jim Stockdale
Merrifield came out to finish the backyard. Looks good.
Jimmy suggested that we plant about three yews and a Fothergilla Blue Mist on the right side of the pathway going down the hill. On the left, he suggested three more sunshines and a variegated hydrangea.
3 MAPLE JPN GREEN
10 DEUTZIA NIKKO
8 YEW JPN PLUM PROS
6 HYDRANGEA ANNABELLE
5 ILLICIUM FLORIDA SUNSHINE
19 HOSTA FRANCES WILLIAMS 3G
20 IRIS 1G
The tulips I planted in the dahlia batches starting coming up late March. Now, in early April, they are just starting to bloom. The bulbs in one section didn’t come up at all; the success rate was about 75%.
Potted about 100 dahlias. Most, but certainly not all, had eyes. Based on previous years, I’m confident that the ones without eyes will still sprout.
We’ve already had two frost-watches since I planted them. I covered them with tarps.