You would think that with the popularity of blogging and social networking, there would be a neat and easy solution to unify the two. There are dozens of social networking sites…but not every one of them will be open to cross-posting and feed sharing. MySpace and Facebook appear to be quite popular but their APIs prove to be proprietary or too hardened to allow open sharing across the web. I suppose for security and privacy’s sake, this is a great thing…but does it have to be so hard to look up the info you want when it’s already shared out anyway? Facebook–one site I’ve been pulling hair over–appears to be the biggest high-profile offender after shutting down their RSS feeds.
I keep wrestling with the idea of shutting down my other profiles on the net and resist the urge to open up new networks. I’m not here to saturate the internet with my inane ramblings…I just want to share and occasionally jot down my thoughts (or rants) when the writer’s bug strikes.
Anyway, welcome to WordPress 2.8…more happy blogging to come!
The latest version of WordPress hit the streets yesterday. I’ve already begun the process of converting my sites over to 2.8. Check out the beta for ChopperJim.com…which is currently running new versions of WP and NextGEN Gallery.
I managed to snap some pictures of the June patio…my Thai basil plants are flowering, the pepper plants are fruiting…and the marigolds…well, they’re browning.
Ah, my precious marigolds…they are a-browning in this heat. Some of the yellows are still pushing out some blooms, but the bicolored ones have failed to make a showing lately. I thought that the irregular watering provided by the sprinklers over the patio would be enough to sustain them, but it seems these petite little annuals need to have their feet constantly wet. I will need to be more industrious about keeping them watered on a daily basis. The temperatures are starting to rise to uncomfortable levels–I’ve noticed that we’ve already experienced a few ozone alerts in the area.
Thank you for the lilies, my dearest. You do not know how glad I am to see such beauty. This past Sunday I paid a visit to ChopperJim‘s house and he showed me a side yard which lay barren. He once told me I could plant anything I wanted in that garden when he first installed sprinklers. It was a tempting offer at the time, but I knew it would not truly be my own. I await the day when we will find that little patch of heaven-on-earth we call home and plant/grow our own garden. When I first gazed upon the photos you sent me, I grew nostalgic for my own lilies that grew tall and bloomed brilliantly about this time of year. The daylilies would follow suit immediately after and bloom nearly all summer long. I think I favor the red lilies best of all…they drew the bees, birds and butterflies from all over with their bright colors, so I am quite fond of the short red border lilies you have pictured.
We must visit the Arboretum again…you made sure to capture very pleasant memories of our trip there, and of course, I got my lily fix as well. Very soon, my love, this distance will not be such an obstacle to our plans for happy gardening and fantastic dining adventures.
