A snapshot of the state of our museums at the moment, our institutions in limbo during these COVID times, represented by this account of one exhibit currently at the Guggenheim - "Countryside, the Future."
I hadn't heard of the exhibit, but sounds like something right up my alley - and so close by, too. Alas, given that everything is closed, does no good - sadly. The tomato growing part of the exhibit sounds like it is intended to evoke themes of urban food sources, bringing the "country" closer to the city - all goals of my little urban terrace jungle, of course! And now, more than ever, with restrictions on being able to just meander out to replenish produce.
Lovely that he is continuing to tend to the tomatoes - and what an enviable yield! And feeding so many in need. I would love to get some tips - my little tomato plants seem barely to budge, and they are due for transplantation soon. Maybe a permanent home and more sun and fresh air will do them good. They have come up as volunteers in years past - a few cool nights shouldn't be too harsh.
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| Sweet cherry tomatoes (seeds gathered from a particularly delicious supermarket batch some years back) in foremost foreground front two rows; Patio Tomatoes in third row; Russian red kale in fourth row. |
I had wanted a gardening day today. But I am punishing myself because I haven't finished a work assignment. The heart and mind are just not focused on work - it may be pandemic trauma, it may simply be work trauma and general burnout and putting off a sabbatical for far too long.... And in the meantime, punishment notwithstanding, I still haven't made headway, and lost a whole day of possible gardening. Sigh. Must get past the mental blockage.... Perhaps, in addition to the Park Avenue Tulip Dig and transplanting seedlings, a walk to the Guggenheim can be my incentivizing reward for finishing that assignment.
The stick and carrot game is hard to play by oneself.
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