Today I gave the rest of my tomato plants and tropical houseplants to our nice neighbors, who are really sorry we’re moving.  They’re afraid, as I am, that some big developer will swoop in and grab up this property, and that of the other neighbors next to us who will be selling as well, and turn it into a horrible development.  Or some disreputable rednecks will move back in and turn it into a dump.  We’re hoping some trustworthy neighbor family or friends will buy it all instead.

I know how they feel, since we were so relieved when they replaced the drug dealers, and they appreciated having us as neighbors, and what we were trying to accomplish to beautify the surroundings.  All that was missing was the white picket fence, and they talk of putting one up!  They share similar unexpected misfortunes and losses in their lives.

Life can be a crapshoot.  You can never take anything for granted or get too comfortable.  Resilience is an acquired skill.

It continues to be unbearably hot and dry, but the flowers continue to bloom, and there may be some rain in the forecast.  All I can do is admire what I and others before me planted, and hope to pass it on.