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The Un-Comfort Zone II by Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. There’s More to a Flower Patch than I Realized Last month, I decided I wanted a flower bed in my back- yard. Something with bright cheerful flowers. The bed was al- ready laid out with fancy bricks lining a section of the yard, but it was filled with weeds, scraggly shrubs, and some weird plants I didn’t really care for. "Gardening is an exercise in op- timism." Author Unknown I was highly motivated to create this new garden bed, which is a good thing be- cause it was a job that took a large portion of three weekends to complete. A job re- quiring time which could’ve gone to scratching a few tasks off my very long to-do list. Important tasks which really need to be done, like fixing the hole in my bathroom ceiling, repairing the torn screen on the porch before mosquito season, remortaring the loose bricks on the front porch, or replacing the broken light switch in the hallway. Those are the easy jobs on the list. But, NO, I wanted to plant a flower garden! "Gar- dening is a mirror of the heart." Author Unknown First, I had to dig up and transplant three, six-foot-tall flowering shrubs which weren’t getting enough sunlight. Then two different ones weren’t getting enough water. Then I dug up and transplanted some miscellaneous perennials. This was the easiest part because I used them to fill some holes my neighbor’s dogs dug in the hill behind my garage (easy because I only had to dig once). Last to be dug up were the weeds. Next, I turned the soil, then raked out all the debris such as roots, rocks, twigs, and leaves, plus a few lost Matchbox cars and plastic army men. Then I relaid all the fancy bricks, making the bed a little narrower than it was before. It was finally time to plant some flowers. "Gardening is a way of showing that you be- lieve in tomorrow." Author Unknown I went to the nursery and bought some impatiens because they come in bright colors and grow in the shade. I have very l ittle sunl ight in my 12102 Vista Montana Dr Bakersfield, CA 93306 Office: (661) 834-4348 Rod Henderson (661) 201-6259 Eran Henderson (661) 330-0790 bitcoincrod@hotmail.com www.bitcoinc.us New & Used Bits Hole Openers Drag Bits & Wings Hammers Hammer Bits Diverters Re-tipping Stabilizers Claw Bits Pipe Wipes Bolt-on Teeth Subs Wilson cont’d on page 30. 8 JULY 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®