I dunno, pretty rough looking crowd....Let me check the FBI Most Wanted list.....

The World is so empty if one thinks only of the mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden. ~ Goethe &
DigitS'

Egad! Most of us look like weÂre very unhappy about something! LetÂs try to have fun next time! Next time weÂll have to concentrate on getting some "happy" pictures!

Can you believe I carried my camera all the way down there and was so busy I forgot to take any pictures at all! Emagin, I know you took a bunch of them. Would you email them to me whenever you have time? SkybirdDEN@gmail.com

You wonÂt find me on the FBI list, David! IÂve already had an FBI background check and been completely cleared! It is a little bit creepy, though, to think that every time they run some crooks fingerprints thru Afis that theyÂre being compared to mine! What if the computer goofs some day and they come to get me!

".....but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant is close to us in spirit....."

Exactly, Steve!

It was funÂeven if we donÂt look like it was! You all consider coming to the next one!

Skybird

It was really difficult to get the pics of all...we were under the patio and had the sun doing it's thing at the wrong time. Plus, eating, talking and trying to get each one's attention. If I had actually made it a project to take the perfect pic of each one it would have been a circus running around after all to keep up with our garden play day. Not complainiing, you guys were just "moving constantly".

Sky, I finally used a teeny one of you from a group shot.

Believe me, I did pick out the best of results, so hope no one is mad at me for posting these results. And B/W, which you have all mentioned look like FBI posters, took away the bad color problem I mucked with far too long.

And, me too...camera in hand. Why did I not take photos of the mountain views, Charlene's wonderful grape arbor and surrounding landscape? We were having way too much fun.

Okay, the game isn't working or too hard. Or is this so bad you do not want anyone to know who you are?

Could each of you take a chance and tell all who you are?

Emagin, could we start off with a picture of you?

Steve'sDigits

Digit...you know the deal. The one with the camera never has photos of themselves. I wondered for years why there was only 2 of my father from his entire life. We had 100s of photos. Finally dawned on me that he was the one behind the lense. If this request is madantory, you will get one that is a while back.

I know the user names for every photo but I dont know if people want me to play the game and list them?
:)

Well, I know you got a couple BAD ones of me, so thanks for not using the one where I'm talking, or the one where I'm chewing! Maybe next time we can take a couple "real" pictures in addition to the candids. I just want to thank you for taking some---since I completely forgot! (We'll be sure we get you in some of them next time. We can even use one of my tripods and get us ALL in a couple of them!)

I'd like people to guess if they want to! I'm curious who can figure out who! And I'm not positive about a couple of them myself, so maybe you can help us out in the end, Azura.

Skybird

BTW, Digit, your name came up in our conversations! Alright, if you donÂt want us talking about you, youÂll have to come to the next one! Some people, when they first saw your name, were thinking it was pronounced dig-itÂwhich makes perfectly good sense when you think about it, but I remembered your explanation for the screen name thread. If any of you are still wondering, hereÂs SteveÂs post:

I was just thinking thumbs and fingers . . .
I'd also recently been reading a little book by a priest whose name I can't even recall at the moment (didn't think too much of the book ;o) but the notion seemed to be such a wonderful one: God's fingers are life-giving.

So I want to be life-giving. Just a little example, water is so important to plant life here. If I can control its timing a little better, help the soil retain it a little longer - I'll be a life-giving force right here, right now.

But as long as I can remember I've just been "Steve."
O viriditas digiti Dei in qua Deus constituit plantationem, que in excelso resplendet

But I admit I donÂt comprehend the last line! That looks like "church" Latin to me, and I only know medical and botanical Latin! Does it start out with something about green fingers God, and end with excellent, resplendent? DonÂt even have a guess for the middle part! ThereÂs God again, but donÂt know constituit plantationem at all!

Anyway, thatÂs all about the pronunciation of DijitÂs name!

Hildegard of Bingen, in the 12th century, composed a vita of Saint Disibod, an Irish monk who founded a European monastery where Hildegard was abbess.

Skybird, when I briefly did a google search of the middle part, my posting on nicknames came up second. (Some things good about GardenWeb include that google searches it and anyone can browse the forums easily. If you use GW's search for "digit" you'll come up with all things "digital" - my own photograph examples put the lie to that, however.)

HereÂs one translation:

O Life-green finger of God,
in you God has placed a garden.
You reflect heaven's eminent radiance.

It is something to strive for in life. But IÂve got to admit that IÂve been having a little trouble with my name on GW. You may want to just call me the wind.

DigitSteve

Potter: Making yourself at home, Flagg?
Flagg: I have no home. I'm the wind.
Hawkeye to B.J.: I told you he was the wind. You said he was the stars!
B. J.: No, I said he was the moon!

Maybe not the FBI Most Wanted - maybe these folks are CIA . . .

Radar: Well, you don't look anything like you, sir. And since you're a master of disguises, I figured you're the only one who couldn't look like you that much.

Flagg: I'll buy that . . . for now.

Steve's digits

I think IÂll just keep calling you Digit! YouÂre getting too many names, and we wouldnÂt want you winding up with multiple personality disorder!

ThatÂs funny that your search brought you back to yourself! When I was searching for a picture of Sheffield Hillside Pink to post before I could post my own, I came up with my own post on the Swap thread where I mentioned the name! I thought it was a little bit spooky! ItÂs the first time I ever found something I had sent out into the ether in an unexpected place! Big Brother sees all!

Now back to the Game of RMG,
Skybird

P.S. When IÂm typing fastÂwhich is usuallyÂmy signature sometimes comes out being Slybird! :-) So if I ever miss it and it shows up that way, youÂll all know whatÂs going on! I crack up every time it happens! More often it becomes Skbyird!

Okay, here's the start. I made this too hard.

The first pic is of Cheryl....cnetter. She brought a great salad and the plants to create it.

Next is YAGO...go see his explantion on the name. We thoroughly enjoyed a guy with us, especially him, he was great to have around and put up with all our chatter.

"Our Mentor" is Skybird...Dee. Petite, so darn organized, she puts us all to shame. Love her in person as much as here on RMG.

Voice of Spring is our host "Charlene", SingCharlene. And she does "sing". Both her and her husband have CDs out which you can do a search on ITunes if you want to listen. She gave out CDs to each of us....a sweet voice and wonderful music.

Deck the Halls is "LindyLoo". A teeny, cute little lady that gardens on the deck. I have been intrigued with her gardening since knowing she grows raspberries in pots. She brought tons of seeds and veg. plants.

Find the first 3: is Nancy my ride, the rose lady and a wonderful laid back easy going gal.

Our lady is "Billy_Ladybug". She had deviled eggs from her chickens...we kept eating as much as talking plants. Also enjoyed her friend.

My Pic's mom is Cydy, "Bloomingamyrilis". So darn cute and such fun, she kept herself busy all the time. We may have ignored her a bit spending so much time doing our thing. I have more than a few pics of her if you are interested Cydny.

Beauty is just that, a really pretty gal with long flowing hair. She must have been quieter than the rest of us louder than loud...again. Help me out here as I must apologize for missing the name.

Did I do better than you Skybird?

Oh..and one more addition to our group. I loved him.

Heh...I had a great time at the swap. I'm so glad someone is good with names and faces. I *&^%. But, I do remember "Azura" living close to me. Azura, send me an email and we can visit.

I'm not good at names either, about half were remembered from talking about the plants and food. Somehow I missed others actual names but knew we had conversations. There was a bit of cheating going on, and I did catch Azura as the missing name when she posted this morning. Her hair had covered the name badge.....now you know how I knew all but one of the names.

You did WAY better than me, Emagin! I'm SO bad at putting names and faces together. There were 3 that I wasn't sure of---and I couldn't see the name badges for help! At the Fall Swap we'll have to make sure EVERYBODY wears a name badge! No cheating!

I'll remember you at the Fall Swap, even without a badge,
Skybird

Even the dogs! And I'll take better photos.

Sky,

I must have missed your leaving (ie; other posting). Apologies, wasn't pushing, there was a bit of humor in my post, it didn't come through in my writing. Be safe and take care. Hope all the plants do well too....don't take the time to answer anything right now.

Hi Emagin,

I'm back briefly this morning! I was going thru withdrawal after not posting for a few days. But I have to stop again to go pick up my x-rays to take along---and get a whole bunch of stuff planted now that the soil should be starting to dry from the rain.

I'll be around,
Skybird