The update you've been waiting for! / myLot

Walnut Creek, California

March 23, 2019 2:07pm CST

Yesterday, I stopped at Kaiser to pick up some meds. I already posted about the silly sign I saw on the door, but I knew my readers would want more detail about the illegal snow peas I planted on the balcony there several months ago. It turns out that they're doing great. I gobbled up a couple of snow peas and left the rest for others. I also noted that there are several pretty white flowers on the vines. These will turn into snow peas soon. I hope I am not the only one enjoying the fruits of my labor. I hope that doctors, nurses, technicians and others gobble up snow pea or two when they take their lunch break on the balcony at Kaiser. The snow peas at the preschool are doing OK, but they're not ready to yield yet. I hope they give the kids some snow peas before the hotter weather sets in. Soon, I'll be planting corn, green beans, and sunflowers on my own balcony. Some will stay on my balcony, and others will wind up at the prechool. And yes, I'll do more illegal planting at Kaiser.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

23 Mar 19

Guerilla seeding is a great idea, gorilla planting less clever though

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Mar 19

I don't want to get scratched or bitten.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

23 Mar 19

@TheHorse no, that would not be much fun

MrsJ

@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

23 Mar 19

Your illegal planting exploits make me smile!

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Mar 19

They keep life interesting!

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

23 Mar 19

Why are snow peas illegal? I was thinking of planting some. Will that bring the cops to my door?

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

23 Mar 19

@TheHorse Oh, so you are the mad planter? Didn't they just grow there? A pea sailed into the wind and picked this really good place to land. The cops would have to believe that.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Mar 19

Oh, the illegal part is that I plant them in random places, not just on my own property.

The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Mar 19

@akalinus Heh heh. "The seeds just fell out of my pocket...into the planter...exactly one foot away from each other..."

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382259)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Mar 19

Do you plant under cover of darkness?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Mar 19

I am brazen. I plant in broad daylight.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382259)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Mar 19

@TheHorse Wow! So brave!

Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

24 Mar 19

@TheHorse \What do you mean by illegally planting?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Mar 19

Heh heh. I grew up with too strong a sense of morality. So in adulthood, I enjoy performing criminal acts. My main criminal act is to plant sunflowers, green beans, snow peas, and corn on property that's not my own.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

25 Mar 19

@TheHorse I bet after you do it you walk away with a big smile on your face. Is that right?

Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

24 Mar 19

I wonder why snow peas are illegal

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Mar 19

Only when you plant them in random places. Heh heh.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

24 Mar 19

@TheHorse

Anna

@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

24 Mar 19

Too early for snow peas here, but your plants look great.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135847)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Mar 19

They look wonderful.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Mar 19

I only ate a few. The consistency was perfect, but they weren't as sweet as I would have liked.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

23 Mar 19

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40848)

• Laguna Woods, California

24 Mar 19

@TheHorse - How wonderful! I love the idea that you are leaving plants around the community. You are a modern day Johnny Appleseed! My husband and I are so grateful for the way Kaiser operates. Since he has three major disease ... heart disease, blood cancer and chronic kidney disease ... his doctors have actually gotten up during his appointments and walked down the hall to consult with each other before changing a prescription. Where else could that happen?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238327)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Mar 19

Kaiser does do some things well.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40848)

• Laguna Woods, California

25 Mar 19

@TheHorse - Yes, we really appreciate Kaiser, especially since my doctor became so ill and now sees several different specialists, nearly every month. Belonging to Kaiser has made our life much easier.