Tyro - Pronunciation: \ˈtī-(ˌ)rō\ noun
Medieval Latin, from Latin tiro, tyro.
A beginner in learning: novice.
Synonyms: see amateur.
Yes. That would be me...
We returned after a two week hiatus to find the gardens just this side of 'out of control'. Although one of the two pumpkins has a few bites taken out of it, the other is HUGE and looking quite orange.
Over eight feet and counting! Too bad the tomatoes have succumbed to blight in our absence. I will remove all the lower affected foliage and place it into plastic garbage bags. I will have to remove half the plants as well. I hope to remove their green tomatoes before all are diseased. Prunes!!
There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away, Nor any Coursers like a Page Of prancing Poetry... -Emily Dickinson Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances of survival of life on earth as much as evolution to a vegetarian diet. -Albert Einstein
How wonderful that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. - Anne Frank
No race can prosper until it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. - Booker T. Washington
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe. - St. Theresa of Lisieux
No ray of sunshine is ever lost, but the green which it awakens into existence needs time to sprout, and it is not always granted for the sower to see the harvest. All work that is worth anything is done in faith. - Albert Schweitzer