Friday is for Fake Tours

New docent training this year has placed much emphasis on shadowing the other more experienced docents.  I've volunteered to give a version of an evening tour that mimics our summer night walks in the Garden.  It will take some imagination considering that it will instead be 10:00 in the morning and, if the forecast is to be believed, with howling winds.  

Right now I have two students signed up for Friday shadowing:  Vikki Ratliff and Ilona Montera.  We'll just have to see how this goes with the weather.  I just now (Thursday early a.m.) checked Weather Underground and KRQE.  The forecast has been updated with less precipitation and wind in ABQ arriving later on Friday instead of Thursday afternoon.  As it turned out, 5 signed up and we all survived the blustery winds.  

The big news is the temperature drop.  While it will be near 60° Thursday, we might see 18-22° Friday night into Saturday morning.  Time to move the old Gingko and the dwarf Wisteria into the garage.  Others might get covered or have their pots wrapped in bubble-wrap. 

Meanwhile, for your viewing pleasure, here's a Romanesque broccoli head that we consumed the other night...