In the meantime, what haven't we accomplished? I was without my car all last week as it needed a brake job. Our former next door neighbor Pete did a magnificent job of replacing the brakes with Bob's capable assistance. Probably not having the car to drive was another inducement to put noses to grind stones and finish that foundation!
Then we attended a wonderful garden party (for Roberta's birthday) at our friend John's house. What an amazing garden he has! Hidden behind his house on an unassuming street, you'd never guess at the incredible garden tucked away up the side of a hill. Every nook and cranny harbors a wonderful, intimate- and maximalist!- view. John is a super gardener.
And today we left bright and early for New York, where we had perfect weather to enjoy the High Line. That was also a garden treat. Some exceptional plants that caused Bob and I to play "stump the stars"; some really cool cultivars to hunt down. And such a great concept (for those who don't know what the High Line is). It's an abandoned elevated rail way line that was to be torn down, but was restored as a garden/park several stories up in the air. Wonderful views of the river, various buildings, the Chelsea art world. It was kind of surprising that we'd never been.
The real reason we went into NYC was for us to attend a meeting about a art fair- called Debt Fair that I may participate in. It was in a not easy to reach venue, but was peopled (thinly) with other earnest artists who are attempting to right some of the obvious inequities of our capitalist system. We would have been happier had there been a few hundred in attendance instead of the thirty or so (of which we were two). We left a little early...
So here's a photo of a butterfly that kept us busy on the concrete while we finished up. Don't know what the attraction that concrete holds for butterflies! Also, not sure what kind of butterfly this is.
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