the small things!

hey guys,
Feeling better, less "temptable" today.

I spent the morning monitoring my compost heap, which has sort of become a
curiosity around my neighborhood (they were a little concerned, with the
truckloads of horse and pig manure getting shipped in!).

Anyways, me an an old codger across the road had our morning coffee, just
watching the thing belching steam, both amazed (perhaps on 2 levels--one old
farmer, one 10 year scientist), pondering the miracle of life, and totally
amazed that it didn't smell at all of manure!

The old timer then said "the only thing around here working harder than you is
them git dern bugs in that pile" (i guess he was talking about the bacteria).


so that made me feel good, and I offered up some fresh veggies, when they come
in!

Anyways, something as small and insignificant as watching a pile of hay and
manure rot away, wow, it was almost Zen!

Thanks for the support/help yesterday. Today, the demon seems to be at bay.

John

ps, and if there are any garden/house plant questions, bring them on! My
future father in law is a pro-orchid grower, and i'm getting good with the
garden/outdoor stuff!

john,
i am glad to read that this day is starting out better for
you.........................
have fun today, just doing the "next right
thing".......................


--
rosie

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"Bpyboy" <bpyboy@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040408092922.27194.00000005@mb-m27.aol.com...
: hey guys,
: Feeling better, less "temptable" today.
:
: I spent the morning monitoring my compost heap, which has sort of
become a
: curiosity around my neighborhood (they were a little concerned,
with the
: truckloads of horse and pig manure getting shipped in!).
:
: Anyways, me an an old codger across the road had our morning
coffee, just
: watching the thing belching steam, both amazed (perhaps on 2
levels--one old
: farmer, one 10 year scientist), pondering the miracle of life, and
totally
: amazed that it didn't smell at all of manure!
:
: The old timer then said "the only thing around here working harder
than you is
: them git dern bugs in that pile" (i guess he was talking about
the bacteria).
:
:
: so that made me feel good, and I offered up some fresh veggies,
when they come
: in!
:
: Anyways, something as small and insignificant as watching a pile
of hay and
: manure rot away, wow, it was almost Zen!
:
: Thanks for the support/help yesterday. Today, the demon seems to
be at bay.
:
: John
:
: ps, and if there are any garden/house plant questions, bring them
on! My
: future father in law is a pro-orchid grower, and i'm getting good
with the
: garden/outdoor stuff!

"Bpyboy" <bpyboy@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> ps, and if there are any garden/house plant questions, bring them
on! My
> future father in law is a pro-orchid grower, and i'm getting good
with the
> garden/outdoor stuff!

Jeez, John.

Never know, that could lead to yet another career option for you;-)

http://www.abc.net.au/perth/presente...ABRINAHAHN.htm

(That woman has an incredible voice though)

Bob

WOW bob! I think i'm in love! Sabrina Hahn, in addition to having a sexy
name, is a proffesional student, gardener/scientist, and is working on a
blackbelt in Kickboxing!

Maybe my HP is sending me a message? Although it would be awefully strange for
him/it to use you as it's messenger!

Thanks for that one
John

How is the weather down there? She's in Perth now? I'll start digging around
in my couch to score up enough money to make the trip!

On - Thu, Apr 8, 2004, 1:29pm (EDT+4) bpyboy@aol.com (Bpyboy) wrote:

> Anyways, me an an old codger across the road
> had our morning coffee, just watching the thing
> belching steam...

"Roots ripe as old bait,
Pulpy stems, rank, silo-rich,
Leaf mold, manure, lime, piled against slippery planks. Nothing would
give up life:
Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath."**

[Theodore Roethke]

> The old timer then said "the only thing around
> here working harder than you is them git dern
> bugs in that pile" (i guess he was talking about
> the bacteria).

"two handfuls of healthy soil contain more living organisms than there
are people on the earth.* What these beings are and what they can be
doing is difficult to even begin to comprehend, but it helps to realize
that even thought they are many, they work as one."

[Carol Williams]


> Anyways, something as small and insignificant as
> watching a pile of hay and manure rot away, wow,
> it was almost Zen!

"The dung and the blossom are one"

[Buddha]

"The dung and the blossom are one"

[Buddha]






I LOVE IT!

"Bpyboy" <bpyboy@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040408164610.03997.00000021@mb-m01.aol.com...
> WOW bob! I think i'm in love! Sabrina Hahn, in addition to having
a sexy
> name, is a proffesional student, gardener/scientist, and is working
on a
> blackbelt in Kickboxing!

You might lose your nuts for life if you heard her infectious
uninhibited laughter! Sabrinah regularly does a night owl guest spot
with Trevor Chappell, and it's on streaming audio @
http://www.abc.net.au/earlymornings/...ORCHAPPELL.htm

>
> Maybe my HP is sending me a message? Although it would be awefully
strange for
> him/it to use you as it's messenger!

Many HP's are cowed to obscurity by my HumungousPontificator!!

>
> Thanks for that one
> John
>
> How is the weather down there? She's in Perth now? I'll start
digging around
> in my couch to score up enough money to make the trip!

The weather here is predictably unpredictable. More importantly, a
couch is not all that safe a place for a stash, ya know. Sniffer dogs
are trained to dribble all over couches, stash or no stash, just to
piss citizens off!

Bob;-)