The Wise Woman is talking about bringing in tender plants. The clay pots are heavy, and the “lad with the strong back and weak mind” who joined the navy almost 50 years ago no longer fits half that description.
Will it freeze or not? Whom to believe?
• The weather forecasters say the low Friday will be 32 degrees.
• The climatologists say the average date for the last frost is March 5.
• The old mesquite in the park behind our house put out leaves on March 6. The old Texians planted by the old mesquite. Not the young, foolish mesquite. The old ones.
I believe the old mesquite that lives behind our house. There's no reason to move the potted plants. But a gardener who loves her tender plants is not apt to listen to reason. I think I’ll be dragging heavy pots around tomorrow evening. Don’t you?
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