{"id":12644,"date":"2023-07-08T05:22:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T12:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2023-07-08T05:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T12:22:45","slug":"a-quiet-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2023\/07\/a-quiet-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"A quiet morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Family visited. There were three very busy days and evenings, with lots of socializing. Now I\u2019m ready for some quiet time. The soft fog and overcast sky are collaborating with me in slowing everything down. I\u2019m going to spend some time with the many plant beings that are thriving here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6916.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6916.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6916-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cranesbill geranium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cranesbill is blooming exuberantly in the front garden. I transplanted it here two years ago so I could see it better,  unsmothered by its companions. Since then it\u2019s grown a lot stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6915.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6915.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6915-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bouquets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I picked two bouquets for the Thursday night pizza party. Lady\u2019s mantle, lavender, comfrey, calendula, and gaillardia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6917.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6917.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6917-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mullein <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s photo of the mullein in the garden. To its left, potatoes, to the far left, peas. To its right, escarole and Swiss chard. In front, young collards. The porcupine (I assume) got into the garden the previous night and gave the escarole and lettuce a haircut. Didn\u2019t touch anything else, has discriminating taste I guess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mullein doesn\u2019t usually appear in the garden &#8211; I don\u2019t want it to proliferate here because it takes up so much space. But this one has been interesting to watch closely. When seeds appear, I\u2019ll take the seedhead out and put it elsewhere in the yard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6918.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6918.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_6918-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ghost pipes, <em>Monotropa uniflora<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I walked through the woods yesterday and found this beautiful clump of ghost pipes had just popped up. Such fascinating white flowers with no chlorophyll. They are completely bound to the forest. Being dependent on the mycorrhizal network for food, they can\u2019t be domesticated or cultivated. With all the planting, transplanting and cultivating I do, it is refreshing to encounter this little interdependent being that\u2019s so independent of me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family visited. There were three very busy days and evenings, with lots of socializing. Now I\u2019m ready for some quiet time. 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