as I meant to say before LJ was so rudely attacked...

[derien]

The lilies which Hawk and I went to all the trouble to steal did not last long. The railroad company is putting in a new crossing, and as they're doing it they're setting a new signpost... right where we had planted the lilies. I apparently am not destined to have the coveted orange lilies.

I've been hitting a wall since slightly after 7pm - my body is all messed up after a few early days; I was also absolutely ravenous at 8:30 in the morning. Apparently my stomach thought it was lunch time.

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[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

If they're really as tanaciousas that guy who warned you said they may still pop up in a few months, around the new signpost.

[derien.livejournal.com]

Hm, when I said 'signpost' possibly I didn't convey the fullness of the matter. It's a base for something serious - possibly one of those arms that drops across the road to stop traffic. It's probably larger than a square foot base, they had to dig a huge hole. I doubt any lily roots could still be in there. If so they've been taken out and well tumbled on their way back in.

My Mom thinks cousin Penny has lilies I can have, though I'm not sure she's right. She lives in our grandparents old house, but I haven't seen any of those ridiculous six-foot-plus lilies that Grammy used to have when I've visited her in recent years. Although if it was the wrong time of year I might just not have noticed.