Yep, our Grounds Manager was out working in the garden spot yesterday morning.
It was a cold windy morning when he started his chores, we allowed him to have his coat, hat and gloves on during this work period. It was windy on Monday and the wind was out of the north. Today the wind was blustery out of the south. The prognosticators were saying that this cold windy weather would last all day with temperatures not exceeding a frigid 78 degrees.
Our grounds Manager was expected to remove the fence wire that was used last year as a place for the gourds to grow on, and the fence wire that was around the mulch bed. Then he was supposed to remove the tomato rings. That completed, he gathered up the stims and other items that would not easily be tilled in to the ground and placed then in the trash container. (I do not want to hear any comments about the gourds, when I was a kid I heard the comment many times.)
Finally, after hours of difficult work in those frigid temperatures, the grounds Manager was able to return to the Homestead hoping to warm up and clean up. Surprisingly enough, he had brought some onions from the garden spot. Photo below, click to enlarge.
We are expecting the grounds manager to return to the garden spot this afternoon, after a short nap, and we hope he can get the old (very old) weed eater to run, and then he should clean all the old dead grass and weeds from the area.
There is another photo in this wonderful article, and although there are trees in the photo, the thing I was enjoying at the time of the photo was, the wonderfully blue sky!
Our grounds Manager was able to clear the garden area and it is now ready to be tilled for the first time this year. Our grounds manager suffered no ill effects being out in the weather and the frigid 78 degrees did not hurt him, he actually seemed to enjoy working, for a change! Photo of garden spot to follow.
Photo on the left is the garden spot, on right is from one of the security cameras here at the Ford Homestead, which also shows most of the garden spot, upper left corner of photo.
What, questions! Always it is questions, you better be glad I like to instruct and inform! Ok, what are the questions? Aha, ok, oh I see. The questions are, “What were the comments I heard as a kid about gourds, and why the security cameras”.
There are three reasons for the cameras, the first has been stated in an earlier posting. My so called office area is small and has no windows. Originally I purchased a single camera and connected it to the TV in my small so-called office. This provided the effect of having a window as I could see what was happening outside.
Later, seeing how well one camera worked I decided to install others and a recording device. These cameras help with security.
Lastly, we are able to use the camera system to keep an eye on the Grounds Manager, so we know if he is working or napping.
The comment I heard as a child about gourds was, “Donnie Ford with a head like a gourd”. Satisfied?
May your sky be clear and garden weed free!
Don Ford
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