Comments on: Up on The Roof

By: cocktailhag

cocktailhag — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:34:39 +0000

“Miss,” as Joan taught me, still lives. Great to see you here, and I hope all is well. My friend Jo, of Ballet Oregon fame, is in town, and we’re going to dinner tonight, but I’d love to get together….
I was just a few blocks away, at two sites, one at 28th and Raleigh, and one at 28th and Savier today, doing odd things. I have more work in both spots, one quite large, so I’ll be in the neighborhood a lot, and would love to see the cousins. And you, of course.
Love,
T

By: INTOXIKITTY

INTOXIKITTY — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:19:06 +0000

Hey Girl, You should see the size of the two’ Cousin Its’ on the deck you did for me! They are about 10 as well…. They both had flowers this year! Lets get together and do that soon. I miss ya… and thats Miss Hag isnt it?

By: William Timberman

William Timberman — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:44:34 +0000

It does take some getting used to, this landscape. Coastal California isn’t as green as the East, but it’s far more benign than the desert, and after 30 years there, I wasn’t really ready for this, even though I’d vacationed here.

I swear, all the flora seem to have thorns, and all the fauna seem to be venomous. That’s an exaggeration, but not much of one. Everybody knows about scorpions and rattlesnakes, but what about eight-inch long centipedes, or tarantula hawks — 2 1/2 inch long black wasps with bright orange wings, so-called because they sting and paralyze tarantulas, then lay their eggs on them. I’ve been told to avoid them, and if stung, to proceed directly to the emergency room. Apparently they can render a full-sized cow unconscious. They’re everywhere in the late summer, but fortunately aren’t aggressive.

It’s a beautiful place, but it defends itself pretty thoroughly, and I still find it a bit daunting.

By: rmp

rmp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:02:41 +0000

I’m buying the great job that you did and do and your immense talent, but I’m not buying the advanced age bit. You ain’t earned that yet kid. I can see that your kind of work can set a whole new mood for a home. Maybe we should start calling you the Palm Tree Kid instead of the Hag. The former seems to have more class which you richly deserve.

By: Pedinska

Pedinska — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:58:29 +0000

AZ is beautiful and one of my absolutely favorite trips ever was visiting Big Bend National Park in SW TX. But you are correct that I need more green in my life. I whither in a sere environment. ;-}

And thanks for correcting my misperception about cacti.

By: mikeinportc

mikeinportc — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:28:01 +0000

Nice work CH ! Also on creating a trend .(Palms? Here in Zone:That-wont-grow-here, such exotica are pure fantasy. Nice to know they grow somewhere.

“Glad you liked; I have to get off my rumpus and shoot more of my gardens, before their treacherous owners try to sell them…. That happens with annoying frequency.”

Or they hire some hack to butcher it

Happy Birthday RMP.

By: William Timberman

William Timberman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:42:53 +0000

They’re very welcoming, especially in the Spring, and when they get larger, harbor the most interesting creatures, which like those associated with the Saguaro are unique to themselves. They’re also native to the Sonoran desert, so are quite at home here as we, out of necessity, are at home among them. If you long for the wind in the willows, AZ isn’t the place for you.

By: consuela

consuela — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:16:33 +0000

so modest not to mention the many bertoia’s placed so strategically throughout the landscape. (try looking that “plant” up in your funk & wagnall’s)

By: cocktailhag

cocktailhag — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:20:32 +0000

You do flatter me so… But maybe I measure worthiness differently, especially at my advanced age. I sing for my supper wherever people aren’t plugging their ears.
T

By: Meremark

Meremark — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:12:33 +0000

O.M.G. !

Seattle is not worthy, Your High Hagness!