back in june i posted that work at the nursery was going well and that i had an informational interview coming up with someone at the national park service. to pick up where i left off ( Read more... )

it was so hot and miserable today at the nursery, i had trouble taking it. there was still no electricity today. so this was day 3 and a half, outside in the hot sun, with nowhere to go to take a break and escape. your best chance was to sit in the shade for a bit and try to cool off. i literally took a 5 minute break this morning in my car and ( Read more... )

weird day at the nursery today. to set the stage..., a major storm blew through yesterday and brought with it cooler and drier air - THANK YOU! a bunch of us were standing around watching the sky darken and saw the storms coming toward us very fast. a few of us were already making a beeline for the basement when my manager made the announcement ( Read more... )

so much is going on these days! i've been meaning to post for more than week now about my garden, but simply haven't had the time. hopefully i'll get to do that at some point soon. since working at the nursery, i've added some new material to the yard and have some additional changes in the planning stages. i have pictures too ( Read more... )

what a great weekend! i'm in full-on summer mode ( Read more... )

day 5 - thursdaytoday was very serene. the weather was better - sunny and breezy, but less humid than earlier this week - and the nursery wasn't quite as busy as it has been on other days. we got another shipment of plants today, but there were 5 of us working and i didn't really have to deal with getting them off the truck. i spent my time ( Read more... )

day 3 - tuesdaytoday was so much better than yesterday. roger actually talked to me about pacing myself and though we were busier than usual for a tuesday, when i told him i was going to grab a quick bite to eat and i’d be right back (we were short 1 person today), he told me to take my time, take a break, get rehydrated, cool off.... they all ( Read more... )

day 2 - mondayholy crap! today was really hard. i am starting to wonder what i’ve gotten myself into. i left a cushy office job to essentially work a blue collar job outside in the elements. today was even hotter and more humid than yesterday. say mid 80s with >85% humidity. so it’s hot and humid and we get two 18-wheeler trucks FULL of trees ( Read more... )

i was going to post notes about the first week all at once, but that's turning into a small novel, so i'm going to post them one at a time instead. soooo....,

day 1i started at the nursery on sunday. everyone that i met was very friendly, which was cool. i got the lay of the land (literally) from my new boss, roger, got a walkie talkie radio ( Read more... )