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Hi edsutton - I've found that being out in my front yard anytime from late afternoon to or through early evening is a great time to visit - with all the dog walkers. I can be trimming iris, or daffodills, or pulling weeds, and a friendly hello will usually cause a walker to stop, possibly for only a few minutes or perhaps for longer, and a friendly face has been encountered. I'm much enjoying the warmth of these spring evenings, and I similarly much enjoy chatting with new friends. (Then there are always to one or two who leave the sidewalk to walk down the center of the very quiet street avoiding all possibility of contact - mainly because their dog is on a 15 foot leash. I don't take it personally.)
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Joan-
This morning on our walk we saw a neighbor looking at the church garden. Hazel was interested and I remembered your message, so we detoured to say good morning.
She was enjoying the plants and also the bees and butterflies.
For the first time we had a little conversation. We both know Fred, our neighbor who is a butterfly census taker and knows lots of butterfly species.
People who love plants, bees and butterflies are people who love living things. When you care for a plant you give a little bit of your heart to the plant, hope that it will live and grow.
And it is always good to spend a little time with someone who loves living things, plant or animal!
Thank you!