What a cute animation!!! I really and truly enjoyed this so much. Beautiful cute heartfelt story line. Awesome animation. Brilliant giggles along the way. Fit for young and old and in between. One for the collection….
…full of aphids! hehehe did I catch you out? Roses are red Violets are blue….
Well these are White Iceberg rose bushes, times 3. My very first attempt at cultivating these amazing flowers, roses that is. They stood for a week or two or three in their bag houses out front waiting for their permanent residence. This past weekend I had help in clearing out our messy front yard and they found their place stragetically demarkated. Nestling in new freshly dug up soil, their first week is looking promising. I even spotted at least 5 new buds and 1 full bloom, to my surprise. On closer inspection however I noticed a swarm of very cleverly camouflaged aphids, probably planning their attack on the new buds. Off to Google I raced to find out what the easiest and handyest “organic” insect killer I could russle up from my kitchen. To my surprise there was a host of pretty simple and readily available from any kitchen remedies on hand. I had to giggle though when one reader suggested throwing ALL remedies together for full impact. These tiny little insects seem to be a gardeners nightmare and I wasn’t about to lose rather expensive rose bushes to them in my first week as a rose enthusiast.
So off to the kitchen I toddle and find all the “deadly” ingredients for my brew. Was quite chuffed with myself for having a pretty spray bottle handy too. So I warmed some water, squirted some dish liquid, a dash of oil, a splash of vinegar and a dusting of laundry powder into the spray bottle and filled it up with the warm water. Gave it a shake. Off I was to the bushes for war. I started spraying from bottom of stem towards the top, as suggested. Then set off to blast on every little stem and bud and leaf. Moved on to the next bush and so on. For good measure I blasted a few more rounds off.
Unfortunately it is still quite a cruel death to be inflicting on a creature. Organic doesn’t necessarily mean humane, as I’ve come to realise. Apparently the soap takes away some sort of film and then they die from dehydration. Yucky hey. We are all murderers in some way or form. But then again the other “natural” alternative is Ladybugs, which I think are awesome little bugs, but we don’t have any! Hopefully though with the new garden coming together nicely it will promote the appearance of some good bugs which can destroy the bad bugs. I’ve already seen more butterflies, which are ever so graceful….until the husky notices and then that’s the end!
Here’s to hoping the score becomes Roses 1 Aphids 0
…well life has been pretty intense and interesting lately to say the least. SO much has happened in the last three months I can’t even comprehend. Most of it is all too private so I can’t even share with the world the trials and tribulations I’ve made through. However I suppose I can share some lessons.
Firstly, life IS much harder than anticipated. Everything takes work, hard work. As my granny used to say fondly “anything worth it in life isn’t easy” True dat! But sometimes {the lazy rebel me} I would wake up throwing in the towel before even throwing off the covers. I would have long conversations with myself, yes it may be a sign of insanity, wailing about why it must be so hard. If I was on the right path surely it should be easier. After many painful days of fighting it I came to realise that I was making it hard for myself. I am my own worst enemy.
You know what they also say about assumptions…the mother of all fluckups! Whether you or someone else is assuming it always spells disaster in some way or form. Why is it that our minds sometimes chooses to run with a thought beyond your control. You believe so deeply that what you are thinking is the truth that nothing and no one else matters. This shows how powerful the mind really is, to its host’s detriment often.
Letting go – this has been the greatest lesson of all! Also a test of how strong the mind is that it can override itself with the correct code punched in. I was so stuck sweating the small stuff that I almost allowed it to destroy my life. In an instant, literally, a small mind shift has improved not only my life but others around me.
Life can be wonderful, I’ve recently found out. Will there be more challenges? Yes, of course. Will I make judgements and assumptions again? Yes, of course, we all do. Will I sweat the small stuff again? Oh boy yes, it’s apparently in my make up. But I now know my mind a little better and can anticipate the signs and situations. Boy what a powerful feeling that is. Some think having power over others is the ultimate goal but let me tell you, having power over your own mind is the ultimate gift to yourself…