Forgot to post yesterday

 Because we made a trip to storage and that took most of the day. But got out there today later and looked at the indents with someone else. It actually looks like a cat landed there from the wall rather than jumped up. Which means t hat if there was another cat in the garden it jumped down and they had a tussle with one of them losing some fur. That is much more logical than my initial assessment.

The weather was clear, cool and sunny warm today and it seems will be continuing that way for another day or two I think. Spring... yah.

Still nothing coming up under the logs so I think I'm going to abandon putting seeds out and look at plants. The cilantro is just going gangbusters though! Might have to nip a few leaves off pretty soon. And of course i thought I took a picture of them but they aren't showing up..today is not a good technology day for me. I took two pictures I thought and I guess I didn't.

I did get a picture of the soil percolation jar though. It's been sitting for 24 hours now and looks about the same as the previous ones I did.

Best I can do with upping contrast and brightness, oh well. I did say I was having technology issues today. Hoping to get that test done tomorrow and have results to post and compare to previous test. Technically they need to be done before fertlizing, after planting and end of season, or something on those lines. Changing crops to find out what the dirt needs for the next crop, which reminds me it's about time to add the last of the fertilizer I think, will check my calendar.

Something I found on the table today is a catalogue for David Austin Roses, 2018 edition. They usually add two or three new varieties a year so likely not missing much. What are David Austin Roses and why are they so special?

Well if you like those fluffy spicy scented 'English' roses that's what they are. There are pros and cons to them and it was surprising when I would tell customers that they only bloom once a year typically. They are bred from the original, original varieties of 'China' roses that were discovered waaaayyy back in the 1500s (I think.) The David Austin English roses came about in the 1970's and have very poetic names like 'The Shropshire Lass' and 'Tess of the d'Urberville's' as well as varieties named after prominent garden people or other notables.

They are very loose usually cup shaped and not at all like the hybrid teas we think of for roses. They do come in all the various forms, shrub, climbing, floribunda but for the most part they stick with their genetics and finish up early summer for flowering. The flowers fall apart very easily when they're done so they make for a messy garden.

If that sounds like a thing, go for it. I prefer the hybrid teas and floribundas for roses in my garden, ones that are good for cutting and putting in a vase. You can do that with the DA roses but still have the problem of them just flouncing out and dropping their petals all over.

Anyway that's what I've got for today. Mood is weird and not feeling very productive or creative lately. Must be a downswing.