Moving the forest

 When the Kadizzles moved from North Dakota part of the motivation was getting away from yard work. Nope, we have been going into the forest and digging up native plants to put in our yard. Digging potatoes is one thing, transplanting desert cacti is another. The wheelbarrow rumbles into the woods to fetch agave, some kind of bear grass, and sotol.  These plants have to go deep for water and that means deep roots and hard to get. 

Yesterday we first went to the community garden, a splendid set up for Payzon gardeners. Later we met many of the same people in Pine for a trail dedication.  A strange thing happened at the trailhead where everyone was gathering.  Everyone was dressed in the usual hiking garb, or in a Forest Service uniform, but one guy stood out. There was a guy shaped like a potato with a bowling ball for a head.  The head was shaved nearly bald, and the eyes were covered with  sunglasses. On the head was a brightly colored hand woven hat that looked like the end of a condom.  The strange fellow wore a brightly colored shirt that seemed to come from some strange culture in the Himalayas or elsewhere. The guy could not have looked more out of place. It seemed as though someone going to a hippie reunion had got the wrong address. 

Kadizzle approached the strange looking man and asked him if he had knitted the weird hat he was wearing. The voice replied no. Wait, wait, Kadizzle recognized that voice. It was the voice of someone who grew up in the south raising pigs. All of a sudden it hit Kadizzle it was Anthony. Yup, this guy is Anthony. Who in the hell is Anthony? We met Anthony years ago. He works as a map maker for the Forest Service. Usually we see him in his work garb, which is a Forest Service uniform. He is weird, no doubt. He once shared a Forest Service apartment with another person we knew. Anthony and his strangeness about drove Matt crazy. At the apartment one day Kadizzle noticed a strange device. He asked Anthony what it was. Anthony explained it was a razor blade sharpener. Remember those old fashioned safety razors your dad used. They opened in the middle and had a double edged blade. To save money Anthony sharpened his razor blades. 

When we first met Anthony we were discussing local places to eat. Pizza came up in the discussion. Anthony said he did not like Pizza, but remarked " It'll Eat".  Winky and Kadizzle have adopted the description.  If Winky asks Kadizzle how dinner was, and the meal was not the greatest Kadizzle will reply " It'll Eat".

Back to Anthony's strange garb. Kadizzle asked Anthony why he was dressed in such a crazy fashion. His reply was " I am in disguise". Indeed he was, neither Winky nor Kadizzle had a clue we knew the guy in the strange get up until we heard his pig farmer voice.