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My daughter and I just sowed 10,000 dandelion seeds on my half-acre lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was glorious…no neighbors were doing laundry or burning things, so the air was breathable, even for me. \ud83d\ude42 The bit of land I’m living on is predominantly hard-packed red clay. Very little grows…except…a few of my favorite local “weeds”. And I’m friends with all of them. But I really, really wanted more dandelions. So now, we wait for rain. Hope it comes before the song birds figure out what we just did! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My daughter and I just sowed 10,000 dandelion seeds on my half-acre lawn. Today was glorious…no neighbors were doing laundry or burning things, so the air was breathable, even for me. \ud83d\ude42 The bit of land I’m living on is predominantly hard-packed red clay. Very little grows…except…a few of my favorite local “weeds”. 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