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Spring forward!

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I don't know about you, but I felt that hour being snagged away.  Sunday was a perfect 80°, flip flops on -sweat in the sun- day and I didn't want to come inside.  I don't see any predictions of rain in the near future, we are dry dry. I was headed round the back yard, I almost missed that the tall Pilocereus pachycladus was blooming.  Kind of an odd short lived bloom, my favorite thing is the crazy hair-do.    And to the front "back" corner, Grevillea synapheae has exploded. I almost walked on by this plant from UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, but I'm happy to have it.  It's a funny contorted little thing.   I went from thinking I don't have much to work on... to OH I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO DO! First up, the "FARM AREA" The absolute messiest area that I can never seem to keep tidy.  And truth be told, it's not going to get much better this summer.  One raised bed is to be a cutting garden, the other for tomatoes.  I can't give up the summ...