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Good morning!
Well, she’s a cool one waking up here in Northern Ontario. To top that off, we even had some frost, which tells me one thing: it’s not time to plant my vegetable garden just yet.
That said, I did get my old rotavator out the other day and worked the dirt up for the first time. I like to do that a couple of weeks ahead of planting; it gives the soil a chance to breathe after being compacted down over the winter.
I have to say, freshly turned soil sure looks nice. It smells nice, too—something akin to the first time you cut your grass in the spring. You can smell it for miles around. Well, at least I can! For the folks who use all those air fresheners in their homes, their sense of smell has just about had it. It’s a shame, too, as smell makes up a good portion of one’s life. It’s really no different than hearing or seeing.
On another note, the black flies aren’t out annoying anyone just yet, but the stripe-headed birds are back. That’s a sure sign that it won’t be long before those blood-sucking parasites show themselves.
Highway 522 is still quiet, which is normal for this time of year. We could see a bit of an uptick being that this is the long weekend. I say could, but nothing is definite. With what these oil companies are doing to us right now with the price of gas, well, I am sure that will keep plenty of folks at home, too. Can’t say I blame them, either.
The thing is, there is no earthly reason why they are raising these prices. Well, there is one, I guess, which is that they are making money hand over fist. But you know how it goes. All these folks that cause trouble or cheat people will get their just reward somewhere down the road a ways. It’s just a shame that we the working folks have to suffer from their idiocy in the meantime.
Anyway, that is about all I have to say here this morning.
Until the next time: Keep Your Minds Open & Your Stories Alive. GW
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