three positive things make a post

[chanter1944]

In the absence of anything eloquent to say. :P

1: I got my seasonsofdrabbles signup in with time to spare, whew! I do not appear to be unmatchable, even though the reference made to AO3 names starting with C gave me reason to quick dash over and check my e-mail. Why is it that the signups for writing events are always harder than the actual writing, for me?

2: Brewers 9, Dodgers 3. We needed that! Forget the majority of that disastrous series in the west, please. Like I needed more reasons to curse Colorado - no offense, kellan_the_tabby!

3: The reason I couldn't find specific details or care instructions for the type of aster I bought on a cheerful whim a couple weeks ago, at least when it came to searching by way of common Wisconsin varieties, is that I have myself a rare species! The owner of the farmers market stall was throwing me off with his pronunciation of Shortii's Aster and, given the way he was saying the thing and what I know a similar phrase to mean, I was reluctant to search by what I *thought* I heard. Turns out, Short's aster is the usual name, and aster Shortii is a not-uncommon usename for the same, incorporating part of the scientific name; the stallholder was reversing the words on me. So yes, I have a Short's aster, it's listed as anywhere from threatened to rare depending on where in the Midwest you are, and I will hopefully have lovely blue-to-lavender flowers with bright centers in a few months. :)

Comments

[redsixwing]

Congratulations on the rare aster!

[chanter1944]

Belatedly, thank you!

[kellan_the_tabby]

:P :P :P

[chanter1944]

Someday, if/when we're in the same place and I've had a drink or two, I should tell you the story of Colorado, if you want to hear it. You may have gleaned a fair amount of it from furious twitter threads on the subject of disability activism already.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Yeah but sometimes you just gotta blargh the whole thing out. I figure probably kinda late some night, & with plenty of cats around.

[jesse_the_k]

May it brightly bloom

[chanter1944]

Thank you! I'll try and get pics if and when it blooms. :)