Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.
– Sam Keen, American author, professor, and philosopher
It's all done now – the project that claimed every waking moment of my life the last month. What started as a dianthus garden in a corner of the backyard (it was the only place in the backyard where plants would not be smashed by basketballs and teenaged boys) bloomed into a backyard reclamation project and finally evolved into a cozy courtyard. My only regret is that I didn't take "before" photos so that everyone outside of my family can appreciate the transformation as much as we can.
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