#178: Seasons and seasonings

 

Just a quick check-in and of course, photos. 

Spring arrived finally, and stayed for all of five minutes. Then it was at the door, letting Summer in. 

Although the past few days haven't been particularly hot, they've been warm enough that there's no mistaking them for anything close to the winter-like days we had just some few short weeks ago.  

Unfortunately, the sudden uptick in sunshine fried my pepper plant army. :/ This was partially my fault; you're supposed to introduce them slowly to the outside, and I was under the mistaken idea that it would be cloudy for a few days. This was not the case, and within a couple days the leaves all bleached out and fell off. The stems stayed green, however, so I am hoping they'll resprout. I also have more seeds, not of any specific type, but the package reads "salsa mix", so--surprise! 

At any rate, my container gardening has hit some snags, but it isn't the end of the world. You can still buy hot peppers at the grocery store; it's just annoying is all.

So far, the summer gig is going pretty okay. I was instructed "not to focus so much on the parking" this time around. Okay then. When I get there in the morning, it's bathroom cleaning... and then I lock the truck and then it's time to hit the trail.  

Technically, I'm still doing the job--I talk to people, answer questions... I pick up trash and whatnot. I'm just not policing the parking lots. I have to say this makes my job a lot easier and less stressful. I can focus on other things. Like taking photos. 

This weekend is the semi-annual Volksmarch up Crazy Horse. I requested the day off a while back. It's been a few years since I've done it. I wonder if they'll sell patches again? 

Not much going on here at the moment, other than the seemingly larger-than-normal crowd of tourists popping up to the park, things are pretty quiet. I guess it's the calm before the storm, or maybe the storm is somewhere else. 

Aye,

Kraneia

And as always,