Today was a frustrating gardener day. I fought with my sprinkler system and lost. New valves that work in mysterious ways, spraying water everywhere except throught the sprinkler heads. Not good. Missing caps to weirdo pipes. Talked to Smitty the sprinkler man on the phone, fixed some of the issues but not all of the issues. Dragging hoses around is starting to look like a good alternative. Maybe it will rain. Perhaps I can train the dogs to water the plants instead of peeing on them.

The good news is that some viny looking thing that came in a flower arrangement a couple of weeks ago has sprouted roots and leaves. I think I am going to plant it somewhere and see what it becomes. Could be a willow tree of the curly bough variety. As soon as the digital camera is back from Houston, I will post a picture of the mystery vine.