July 4 and Retouching

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Today was an out-of-schedule chore day. I pruned the new growth suckers on the mysterious bush in the back yard, then I removed two laurel bushes that my puppy keeps chewing on. Laurel bushes are poisonous to dogs. After exercising my green thumb, I put on my chef’s toque and made a cauldron of mushroom soup — it has 1 kg of mushrooms in it. I love mushroom soup. Afterwards I returned to gardener mode and irrigated the parched plants in the front yard. I use drip irrigation for a few of the less drought-resistant trees.

I also touched up page 29 of my Easter Island children’s picture book. The shadows on the Jimmy Jay and Dylan Dolphin characters were quite feeble. They look better now.