Dear Editor:

Right now, it helps to think of positive things.

In my garden, there are lots of daffodils and tulips that I can give away. Bright yellow faces of dandelions seem to smile up at me from the lawn.

When I see them, I have to laugh inside.

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Before coming to Summerland for my husband乌鸦传媒檚 plant pathology job at the Summerland Research Station, we lived on the grounds of an agricultural research institute in Costa Rica, nine degrees from the equator.

Plant physiologist, Dr. Ludwig Mueller, a knowledgeable gardener, was our neighbour.

There乌鸦传媒檚 that old saying: 乌鸦传媒淏eauty is in the eye of the beholder.乌鸦传媒� That certainly was true of Ludwig.

He remembered spring in Germany and those brilliant dots of dandelion sunshine.

One day an idea burst upon him: I乌鸦传媒檒l drive up nearby Irazu volcano and bring some of those plants down into my garden. He did this, being careful to not disturb the dandelions乌鸦传媒� roots, and he even included some of their surrounding soil.

Result? No success!

Ludwig made several more forays to Irazu乌鸦传媒檚 slopes for more attempts, but the dandelions shrivelled and died. Ludwig, wasn乌鸦传媒檛 successful. I have to brag: I am a champion at growing dandelions!

Another saying comes to mind when I think of the Muellers. 乌鸦传媒淒on乌鸦传媒檛 count your chickens before they hatch.乌鸦传媒�

Muellers had a row of 10 delicious-looking almost fully-ripe pineapples as a garden backdrop.

The family was looking forward to some luscious dining. But what a surprise it was to find out that while the front side looked perfect, the rear of every pineapple had been hollowed out by skunks!

I乌鸦传媒檒l end with a third saying: 乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 always a new challenge.乌鸦传媒�

Yes, we certainly are in a time of challenges now.

Marilyn Hansen

Summerland

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