Harvest is done!

We had 14 volunteers show up on Saturday morning. What a blessing they were. Not only did we harvest all that we needed harvested, we were able to plant a large crinum patch that I had not had the opportunity to prepare and plant.

There were so many people to thank and I will do so appropriately at a later time. Above is the Seward family, a staple in the efforts to accomplish all that needed to be done this week. Pat and Bob and Patricia and Bill came over to the cabin that evening and brought the best cheese dip, meatballs, and salsa! We had a great time, but the rigor mortis from the long week began to take a hold of me and I was not able to pull the camera out and take pictures.

After everyone left, I still had a full days work to put in. I pulled out one of my sandwiches, which happened to be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (my favorite). The trick in the morning to making a PB & J that you plan to eat later in the day is to spread peanut butter on both sides. That ensured the jam in the middle does not soak into the bread and make it soggy--most undesirable. A picture is included below for demonstrative purposes.

A white rain lily (Zephyranthes candida) was blooming the pond. In the barn, a Crinum 'Rose Parade' just couldn't wait to be planted! What an amazing bulb. It is now in the ground and we are hoping and praying that Edouard brings us some much needed rain.

Made it from Tyler to College Station this morning by 5:15AM! There was a great radio station out of Houston playing all of the old country songs. Heard George Straight two times, Willy Nelson, Elvis, and so on. In College Station there was a nice breakfast prepared! Now I'm off to go dig some Crinum 'Mrs. James Hendry' bulbs in Washington County. This county is one the most beautiful counties in the state.