Almost Arrested Again!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
Walnut Creek, California
June 26, 2016 6:12pm CST
When I got home from my morning gig at the Farmers Market, my Parole Officer was standing on my balcony, staring at me with his arms crossed. His look reminded me of the nun who used to slap my right hand with a ruler when I played an F instead of an F# in Bach's Minuet in G.
Then he gestured with his left hand, which had become skeletal, and draped in a black sleeve, like that of the ghost of Christmas yet to come in Dickens's A Christmas Carrol. I didn't have to look. In my haste to get to our morning gig, I had forgotten to water my balcony plants this morning. I didn't even need to take a picture. The photo you see just materialized on my desktop after he vaporized.
That's right. He didn't walk through my screen door. He didn't jump from the balcony to my entrance way. He just became a black fog with glowing red eyes, and then was gone. I think he spared me because he knew that I could save the plants just by watering them, which I did.
The sunken squash, troubled tomatoes, bent beans, crumpled corn, and failing flowers are all OK now. It's been two hours, and I'm going to take another picture (the regular way) before I post this. Water is good.
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20 responses
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@TheHorse Nope, not yet. Too busy couldn't be here as often as I want to.
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@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Oct 16
@toniganzon It's somewhere among the comments, but @DaddyEvil doubts its veracity.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse How do we know that isn't the "before" picture you took yesterday? HUH? LMFAO! 
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jun 16
Our neighbour's pea plants are already producing peas. And the corn has doubled in size.
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@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jun 16
@teamfreak16 That's kind of like me. My "harvests" aren't big, but it's still fun to grow stuff.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse I think he'll share it, I have permission to eat peas, so the corn should be the same. I think he just likes to grow stuff.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jun 16
Water is good. It nourishes and brings things to life.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse ....Gonna be hot the rest of the week here. Ugh!
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
27 Jun 16
I wish I could say the same with our plants.All our plants seem to die if they take a bad turn, unless it is some sort of desert plant. I need to learn your secret. Maybe I try to overcompensate and put to much water. We have also learned that many plants cannot be put in direct sunlight here because the sun is just to harsh. They actually need some kind of shade from an object or another plant.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse We used miracle grow and it always starts off well, but once they start getting big past the pot they start to die. I am thinking maybe we should get some earthworms also.
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@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jun 16
@crossbones27 I don't think there are any earthworms in my balcony plants, but they do help. When I transplant, I try to use Miracle Gro Quick Start (in solution with water). It seems to lessen transplant shock.
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@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jun 16
My plants get sunlight for about half the day, then the building protects them in the late afternoon. Is the soil nutritious enough? I start with good potting soil, and give them a party night of Miracle Gro Quick Start now and then.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Jun 16
you need a battery powered mister on a timer, hehehe
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Jun 16
@TheHorse a bit soothing too
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 16
It does not take long for plants (humans too) to wilt in the heat.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
27 Jun 16
If you need a reminder, try what I do, set an alert on you tablet, smart phone or computer.
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@just4him (305979)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 16
Whew that was close. I had the plant police standing in my kitchen a couple days ago. He gave me a warning. He knew about my black thumb and how hard it is for me to grow plants or even keep them looking healthy. However a good drink of water revived my peppermint plants and they are looking good once again.
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@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jun 16
Just the right about of water is often the solution. Right now I see one of the Succulent Police lady staring at me, arms crossed, tapping her right foot. My jade looks like it may be getting a bit TOO MUCH sun. I'm going to put it near my front door (under the eaves) for a few days.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
26 Jun 16
Ha ha - you had me going for a minute. I am sometimes guilty of plant neglect myself but I grovel and they forgive me.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
27 Jun 16
SMH!
I can't believe you did this again!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Oct 16
@TheHorse Oh, I totally believe you, pony! Your problem is that I am not the presiding judge. I am afraid he would be forced to take past behavior, present proof and possibly ask your little friend about your attitude towards plants....
When your little friend reports how you treat weeds in the wild, namely kicking them down and grinding them under your sole, the judge will NOT believe anything you tell him thereafter!
WOW! It took you a few minutes to get a reply back to my comment, didn't it? 
Better late than never! 
Better late than never! @TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Oct 16
@DaddyEvil I was remorseful until I watered. The image of that ghoulish police person still haunts me.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
27 Jun 16
"High and dry in the long hot day
Lost and lonely every day
Got the flats all around me sky up above
I need a little water of love"...Dire straits.
Glad your veggies are OK now.
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@The_Bong_Woman (851)
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28 Jun 16
Whew that was close! Remember to water your dear dear plants on time in near future otherwise he may not spare you again.
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