I felt myself rushing from one thing to do after the other yesterday, the first day at my Mom's place. I quickly realized that there was just no need for that and regained my sense of the usual pace of living around here. The thought on soon embarking on another adventure, in a country where I hardly can speak the language and with a busy academic schedule (I've heard), makes me certain that being here and "doing nothing" is a good way to recharge my batteries.
The warm and moist weather have caused our sunflowers to become more than 2 m (6 feet) tall and with tree-like stems. It also gave us the sweetest strawberries I have ever tasted. Now is the time of the year to discover plants that have found their ways to our garden in mysterious ways. Like a couple full grown tomato plants. Just out of nowhere.
(Also I realized that we have kale, sugar snaps, horseradish and ARONIA growing in the garden this year!)
