{"id":69103,"date":"2023-05-06T17:57:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T00:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=69103"},"modified":"2023-05-07T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T15:38:24","slug":"it-is-world-naked-gardening-day-we-shall-partake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=69103","title":{"rendered":"It Is World Naked Gardening Day!  We Shall Partake!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69106\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image021vv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image021vv.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image021vv-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>World Naked Gardening Day<\/em>\u00a0(WNGD) is an annual\u00a0<em>international<\/em> event generally celebrated on the first Saturday of May by gardeners and non-gardeners alike.<\/p>\n<p>The first annual World Naked Gardening Day occurred on September 10, 2005.\u00a0 In 2007, the event date was moved to the first Saturday in May; as of 2018, the event still takes place on the first Saturday in May.\u00a0 \u00a0In 2018, however, the New Zealand Naturist Federation adopted the last weekend in October as World Naked Gardening Day; this date was deemed better suited to the climate of the Southern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>We started in the garden early today, and it was too cold to celebrate just yet standby!\u00a0 Scout snarled at us for moving about his bedroom too early!<\/p>\n<p>My first chore was to replace our American Flag with a new one; it is nice and shiny and waving proudly in the breeze.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69110\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69110\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69110\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-000-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-000-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-000-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-000-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-000.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Wake me up, and I will bite you!!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The peas are growing right up the new trellis and are halfway to the top already!\u00a0 In another few weeks, the peas &amp; beans will be hanging down ripe for picking.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69111\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69111\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69111\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-001-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-001-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-001.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary harvested sweet peas and delivered them next door.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We planted the latest veggies and cleaned out the Fava Beans and Snow Peas.\u00a0 Mary planted more running beans, kale, and marigolds to keep the pests away.\u00a0 \u00a0She also planted additional lettuce in a semi-shaded area.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69112\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69112\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69112\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-002-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul attacked the Fava beans; it was time for them to go.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We added seven bags of amendment, including manure, peat moss, and bedding soil.\u00a0 \u00a0 We have many worms in the garden, and I gave them a snack by burying last week&#8217;s &#8220;garbage&#8221; into a hole I dug in the soil.\u00a0 The worms go crazy for garbage and give us a lot of fertilizer and air passageways deep in the ground!<\/p>\n<p>I remember watching two silkworms having a race.\u00a0 They ended in a tie.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Happens When You Bury Kitchen Scraps in the Garden?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQFB9M2UdK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The amendments had to be tilled into the soil, so I got the pitchfork and worked it in!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69122\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69122\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69122\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-014-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-014-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-014-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-014-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-014.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amendments added.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After tilling, the soil was amazingly fertile and quite dark in color.\u00a0 It needed a good soaking before we begin planting tomorrow.\u00a0 We will plant yellow corn in this area as it is a month into the white corn growing cycle, and we want to eat corn all summer long.\u00a0 \u00a0We will probably add tomatillos at the far end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p>Did You Know?\u00a0 Tomatillos are native to Mexico, where the fruit has been grown for millennia: evidence of tomatillo eating has been documented as early as 900 BCE in the Tehuac\u00e1n Valley of Mexico.\u00a0 The Aztecs, no strangers to good eating (they are responsible for introducing chocolate, chilies, turkey, and lots of other delicious things to the rest of the world), were likely the first to domesticate the little papery husked fruits, even before tomatoes were first cultivated.<\/p>\n<p>Although tomatillos have never achieved the global culinary reach of other famous Aztec cultivars \u2014 tomatoes, chilies, and corn spread like wildfire across the globe almost immediately \u2014 tomatillos are still ubiquitous in many modern Mexican dishes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_69121\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69121\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69121\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-013-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-013-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-013-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-013-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-013.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wetted down and ready to plant.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>His tummy was utterly full of Fava Beans and snap peas.\u00a0 I swear I heard the trash can burp!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69123\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69123\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69123\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-015-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-015-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-015-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-015-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-015.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His tummy was full!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary asked again, was I SURE it was Naken Gardening Day before she partook of the celebration?\u00a0 World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD) was introduced in 2005 as a social movement to discourage body shaming and encourage acceptance of all human body forms.\u00a0 The first Saturday in May has been selected as the annual day for trimming those bushes \u2013 in the buff and au naturel.<\/p>\n<p>It is intended as a light-hearted, fun movement to encourage body positivity and the unequivocal love of oneself.\u00a0 It is a message we need more of in today&#8217;s world and something we can get behind!<\/p>\n<p>This is an excellent opportunity to add a little extra fun to the regular garden maintenance and feel connected with others doing the same.\u00a0 There is a sense of unity and connection through celebrating this day together, with an understanding of that underlying message of appreciation and love for our bodies just the way we are.<\/p>\n<p>We gave our neighbors a bouquet of sweet peas and a large box of Fava Beans with cooking instructions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69130\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-019-650x108.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-019-650x108.png 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-019-150x25.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-019-768x127.png 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-019.png 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69113\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69113\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69113\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Are you sure it is Garden Naked Day??&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OK, me first!\u00a0 I must say I had to be careful with the blackberries; they had thorns.\u00a0 That could have been a horrible sight should I have dropped the berries!<\/p>\n<p>Mary was afraid of the dark\u2026 then she saw me naked, and now she&#8217;s scared of the light.<\/p>\n<p>Considering my age, I am in pretty good shape!\u00a0 Round is a shape, correct?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69115\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69115\" class=\"wp-image-69115 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-007-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-007-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-007-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-007-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was thorny!\u00a0 (Spelled with a &#8220;t&#8221;)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary&#8217;s new best friends were the sweet peas.\u00a0 I wanted to yell, &#8220;SNAKE,&#8221; but decided I wanted to live another day.\u00a0 I had a visual of MAry running naked toward the patio door screaming her head off; I made a good choice1<\/p>\n<p>After the camera was safely put away, we gardened for another half-hour, carefully avoiding sunburn in areas that should not be sunburnt!<\/p>\n<p>Mary said, &#8220;You always know when I&#8217;m ready for sex, &#8217;cause naked, Paul looks like one of them butterball turkeys with the little pop-up timer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69116\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69116\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69116\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-008-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-008-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-008-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-008-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-008.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well, hidden!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary got her camera going again and took many shots of your truly, some NOT so flattering.\u00a0 I found out that Gardening Naked Day is not a time to plant roses or cacti.<\/p>\n<p>She kept yelling, &#8220;Hands up!&#8221; but I did not fall for that old trick!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69117\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69117\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69117\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-009-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-009-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-009-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-009-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-009.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me, not so much!<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p>Best Reasons Why To Go To Work Naked:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Your boss is always yelling, &#8220;I wanna see your ass in here by 8:00!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Inventive way to finally meet that special person in Human Resources.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;d love to chip in, but I left my wallet in my pants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 People stop stealing your pens after they&#8217;ve seen where you keep them.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 No one ever steals your chair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>OK, the south forty is complete, and now we attack the vertical garden!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69114\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69114\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69114\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005a-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005a-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-005a.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up goes vertical tower #2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All parts were ready to go together!\u00a0 The kit is from a company in Tennessee and is well-made; it should last for years.\u00a0 Mary planted edible flowers in this tower, which is also right out the kitchen door and next to the hydrant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69107\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69107\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69107\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pix-5561-650x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pix-5561-650x454.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pix-5561-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pix-5561-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pix-5561.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vertical Garden #2 is on the way!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It came together quickly the second time.\u00a0 The top of the tower receives the water and any liquid nutrients you care to add.\u00a0 The water trickles down all five layers, getting every plant moise but not drowned.\u00a0 Excess water comes out the bottom and is directed into the grass via a plastic hose.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69120\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69120\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69120\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-012-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-012-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-012-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-012.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for the water.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once water was added, the tower was stable and quite heavy.\u00a0 It will not fall over unless hit by a Greyhound Bus!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69119\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69119\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69119\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-011-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-011-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-011-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-011-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-011.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tower #2 complete<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary wandered around taking photos of the garden and stumbled upon this bright red flower given to us by one of the Rondaliers members.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69124\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69124\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69124\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-016-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-016-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-016-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-016-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-016.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Time for a beer.\u00a0 Bob Z asked, &#8220;Is the Miracle Grow used only for vegetables?&#8221; I did not reply; for me to know and him to find out!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69118\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69118\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69118\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-010-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-010-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-010-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-010-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-010.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time for a beer!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got cleaned up after a short nap and a delightful dinner.\u00a0 We are visiting the Southcoast Repertory Theather tonight to see &#8220;Avaaz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"frame aligncenter wp-image-69129\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-018.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-06-018-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Meet Roya, our fabulous hostess, as she welcomes you into her home to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.\u00a0 She&#8217;s preparing a feast, but the main attraction is Roya sharing her incredible American journey from Tehran to &#8220;Tehran-Angeles,&#8221; California.\u00a0 Get ready for the time of your life with this hilarious and deeply personal tribute to the playwright&#8217;s mother, deliciously portrayed by the person who knows her best\u2014her son.\u00a0 Traditions, humor, and passionate storytelling transform this tale of family bonds into an unforgettable theatre event!<\/p>\n<p>We were home by 10:00 pm and crashed; it was a long day!\u00a0 We watched Otto with ZTom Hanks, a good movie!\u00a0 Summary:\u00a0 When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A MAN CALLED OTTO - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eFYUX9l-m5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Naked Gardening Day\u00a0(WNGD) is an annual\u00a0international event generally celebrated on the first Saturday of May by gardeners and non-gardeners alike. 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