{"id":8124,"date":"2013-08-04T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T21:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2013-08-04T17:51:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-04T21:51:22","slug":"sity-things-gotta-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=8124","title":{"rendered":"SITY: Things Gotta Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in June I found some attractive plants growing in the yard. They had beautiful swirls of fuzzy leaves. I wondered what they&#8217;d be when they grew up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MF15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8126\" alt=\"MF15\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MF15-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MF15-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MF15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MF15.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now it is August and I know the answer. They are these:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8127\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8127\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8127\" alt=\"Meh 2\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-2-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-2.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mullein<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I am a big fan of wildflowers, but I just can&#8217;t seem to make myself like mullein. Its flowers are tolerable up-close, I guess.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8128\" alt=\"Meh 3\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But they&#8217;re arranged on a big, ugly stalk, and they don&#8217;t bloom all at once, leaving parts of it bare and dead looking. And at its worst, mullein grows and grows until it gets to unruly heights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8129\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-4-Copy.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8129\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8129  \" alt=\"Meh 4 - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-4-Copy-177x300.jpg\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-4-Copy-177x300.jpg 177w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-4-Copy-607x1024.jpg 607w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Meh-4-Copy.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This insect-ravaged mullein plant is probably as tall as I am.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If only the mullein would stay small like it was in June. But I suppose that&#8217;s always the way in this world. Things gotta grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in June I found some attractive plants growing in the yard. They had beautiful swirls of fuzzy leaves. I wondered what they&#8217;d be when they grew up. Now it is August and I know the answer. 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