Man, this seems to be turning into a biweekly thing. I will try to bring it back to weekly.
Garden Update
Tomatoes are getting close to needing extra support. No fruit so far, but we have flowers. The companion planting is going well for the most part. I got a bird feeder pole for my birthday! The birds are starting to warm up to my feeders. Seeing lots of goldfinches, linnets, hummingbirds, and some others. I took out the borage and put in some of my herbs. Next year I’ll plant borage along the fence. Nasturtiums are getting big! I got two tubs of ladybugs from my nursery because they had an overstock, so we let them all go the other night. While taking pictures of the ladybugs in the morning, this little lady flew up to feed off the lavender. She’s pretty bold. These guys all huddled up together overnight. Dragonfly sunbathing yesterday.
The Dollmaster
Still working on my revision, but I’m almost done with chapter 4. I did go back and edit the manuscript a bit. I want to lean into the more familiar terms like “elf” and such for readers’ sake. I might need to reevaluate my editing technique, but ugh, I don’t want to change it, just do it faster.
Happy Juneteenth! If you’re white, please find something meaningful to do to support your black neighbors. We are seeing a massive cultural shift toward justice, so if you’ve been protesting police brutality and systemic racism, don’t let up now. If you’ve been on the sidelines, step up and do something meaningful. Keep pushing, keep fighting for a better world. I have a hope that the society that will come out the other side of this period will be a better one for all of us.