Life's little surprises...

   One of our favorite joys in life is travel. Slow travel is preferred. We have rented apartments in Italy, England and even a houseboat in Amsterdam. It  gives you the experience of "living" somewhere. This vacation was 2 weeks in the " Tin Can" .Truly it's own form of slow travel. We try to stay somewhere close to local flavor and cafes so we can absorb the area. 
    On our way home we stopped in the Route 66 burb of Tucumcari New Mexico at "The Cactus" RV Park. According to their website there were no diseased mongrel dogs there so it sounded like a good choice. 
    The place was dusty and old just like most of Tucumcari . Out front I was greeted by 3 small tomato plants in huge tomato cages. A fellow gardener. We parked the rig and had almost the whole place to ourselves. Trust me no one really wants to be in Tucumcari on a Wednesday. 
   being a nosy woman I peaked over a wall of metal roofing and there it was. The Tucumcari  "Secret Garden". the most interesting thing was it was all planted in buried styrofoam ice chests. Very interesting idea. Keeps tunneling rodents out while keeping water and warmth in. Plus the pipe watering is a great way to preserve water

   Then I saw it. What an ingenious idea to protect seedlings. Little greenhouses. Now Im saving all my old glass mayo and pickle jars !!!