Friendly Gardener (?)
He is friendly, sometimes.
This was sent by friend Keith S. with the caption “Friendly Gardener”, who I met at the dog park. I can date this from the sunglasses, shoes, condition of the t-shirt. The sunglasses are long gone, and were superseded by another pair, now gone, and replaced by the current pair. Th shirt, although sill in my possession, is stained and ragged. The shoes are still in my possession, but have been relegated to the closet, and replaced with the current pair on my feet right now.
My plantings at the dog park have been a frustrating endeavor, losing many plants to both animal activity (forgivable) and human maliciousness. There are several “characters” who hang out there and believe the place belongs to them, and one individual with an aggressive little dog who threatened me when I defended myself. Still, many of the trees are growing well, and are beyond needing me to care for them, so it is a mixed bag.