Under the Solano Sun

People I've emailed with or seen at a good social distance 6 feethave asked me if I'm bored at home since a lot of activities have disappeared since February/March.

Gardening takes lots of work and planning. But, sometimes circumstances totally beyond your control, disrupt your plans. Last year harvest was good and afterward I put down my plans for 2020. But last winter 2019 I really began to feel the effects of my arthritic knee.

The third country we visited during our last trip, which also included Cambodia and Myanmar, was Vietnam. At the time of being there, we were primarily trapped in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and I was thinking that having something to say about the natural environment would be next to impossible.

Millipedes These creatures are good. While I'm working away in the underbrush, I frequently run across them. Most species are not aggressive and curl up when disturbed. They like to hide under rocks, logs, and leaf matter where it is damp and dark.

With tomatoes, I'm probably over-optimistic the same as I'm over-optimistic with about everything I try in the garden. It's hard not to be. A new generation of breeders has revived interest in forgotten heirloom varieties.