Pretty plants on Friday

 

I'm enjoying these mums, which were gifted to me third--hand, after being used 2 times before on last Sunday.

I love how the sun brings out the fuzzy leaves of the violet.

The dear Lavender is growing like crazy in the window. I guess I'll cut it back soon.

Some tiny succulents have survived all my lack of care through the summer, so now I've transplanted them here.

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Today's quote:

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, savor you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.

MARY JEAN IRION

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And the update on western North Carolina...the roads and bridges.

NC lays groundwork for thousands of miles of repairs

I'll only quote one paragraph which struck me.

“The amount of work that’s going to have to be done, and is ongoing right now to continue to get everything restored — it’s unprecedented,” said Tim Anderson, an engineer with the DOT division covering Asheville and its surrounding area. “We know that the contract staff we have available to us in the mountains, and even from the eastern part of the state … we still need more folks.”

(Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Along the hill

So I'm perched on the side of a steep hill. Nothing like a mountain. But it's called Blue Ridge Road.

The drainage of course seeks the easiest way down the hill when it rains. So the roadway is embraced by two ditches that often wash out a bit.

Looking out my windows and reading on my laptop various things, I realized some work was going on at the roadway. The growl and beep beep repeated itself. I had to go stand on the balcony to see, for I'd missed most of the action. Sometimes blogs are that interesting to read in the mornings!

The backhoe, or whatever it's called, was scraping and piling some big rocks that would be hard to move with just water, even when the ditch is full. A while later a broom-laden street sweeper came along and made a cloud of dust. I've driven on the road since then, and the pavement is still pretty bad next to the ditches, but both sides have been adequately refurbished for spring rains.