GARDEN, TACOMA, WASHINGTON

My thanks to Pat who sent me these photos.  I gather that the description was written by whomever took the pictures.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

For years many have passed this house and marveled at the floral display at 3725 No. Vassault St. in Tacoma . Last year there was no display and we had wondered if the Asian man who owns this house was ill. This year the display was back in force and we stopped this past Sunday to photograph it. We went up to the owner and told him how much we had enjoyed his garden all these years and he invited us to tour his creation. We found the backyard to be as beautiful as the front. He is Vietnamese, shy, very soft spoken, and speaks very little English, so we couldn't discuss too much with him about the garden.

View from the street, which always catches our attention.

As you can see a lot of the flowers are in pots. I guess this is so they can be changed easily.

 I wonder if he takes the pots in at night to keep them from being stolen.

Here is the master gardener! I wish we could have communicated.

 Look at how precise the hanging pots are lined up.

Entrance to the backyard.

 And here is the backyard. WOW!

A hand shows the size. It is hard to believe this is one man's work
           and I believe he must work on it every day, all day long.

Humor --

From ‘Dear Abby’

DEAR ABBY:  My boy friend is going to be 20 years old next month.  I’d like to give him something nice for his birthday.  What do you think he’d like?
CAROL

DEAR CAROL:  Never mind what he’d like.  Give him a tie.
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DEAR ABBY:  I know boys will be boys, but my ‘boy’ is 73 and he’s still chasing women.  Any suggestions?
ANNIE


DEAR ANNIE:  Don’t worry.  My dog has been chasing cars for years, but if he caught one, he wouldn’t know what to do with it.

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DEAR ABBY:  I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can’t afford a lot of money to do it.  Any suggestions?
SAM IN CAL



DEAR SAM:  Yes.  Run for public office.