Many, OK two, have asked why are you the angry gardner, and conversely what makes you happy??

So here are the answers to these and maybe other burning, life-altering questions

While I was in school at Utah State University in Logan, UT I got involved in the community garden program run by the Extension.  I fell in love with gardening and having MY own fresh ingredients.  Even when I moved back home to live with my parents in Fillmore I used gardening as an excellent way to remove stress and misery with great success.  When I finally moved into my own home in the Salt Lake Valley I could not wait to start my garden, I have lots of space in the back yard.  I started my garden and spent lots of time and $$$ getting everything just so…and that year I got 2 count them, 1, 2 tomatoes which ended up costing about a hundred dollars apiece. FAIL!!@.  The next year was the same results as have been each year since.  That year I bought the domain so that I could keep track of what I had done so that I could match any success from year to year.  I will let know if I ever have any success 🙁

Why is “gardner” spelled wrong?  Well I blame Microsoft; I spell checked both of the domain names in Word and then put them together.  I registered them, had been blogging along happily for a couple of months.  Then one day my sister asked me why I had spelled it wrong, DUH!  They standard response I give to people is “Spell it like someone from Fillmore would pronounce it.”

So what makes me happy:

My family, I have a great family both immediate and extended.  I am generally guaranteed good time when I can spend time with them.

A close second to that is cooking.  I love making food.  I have found that my style is very simple.  It was something I picked up in Italy get the best ingredient you can, cook, and serve them simply.  My favorite things to cook: Anything HOT as in spicy, anything I can grill, Italian, and soups/sandwiches.

I am a photographer, I am a new photographer, and I have a lot to learn.  However, as I learn I feel I am getting better.  As with cooking I try to keep my photos simple and natural looking.

Lastly, having people read and comment on this little slice of the internet makes me happy.

Thanks for reading 😀

Ryan

Contact:

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