we met another neighbor

cattitude and I went outside this afternoon, to take out the trash and then go for a walk. One of our neighbors was sitting behind the house next door, in her vehicle with the back door open so she could have light and air and basically use it as a bench.

We said hi, names were exchanged, and then we chatted a bit about gardening and bird-feeders. She seems happy to give me and Cattitude more of the space at the back of the property for container gardening than I would have thought reasonable to ask for. Her logic seems to be, not "the property line is here and most of this paved area is on my side" but "we have the same landlord, let's start at opposite ends of the fence and work towards the middle."

I may look for someone who feels basically competent enough in a garden center to not be daunted by my request for a couple of planting containers, a tomato plant in a pot with a trellis, and six-packs of already sprouted lettuce and cucumber plants. This seems more prudent, if less fun, than waiting until I'm not self-isolating and asking someone to give me a ride, wait around (perhaps in their parked car) and then bring me and my purchases home.

After than, Cattitude and I wandered around the neighborhood a bit, choosing our walking route mostly in order to avoid coming too near to other people who were walking, on bikes, or sitting in their very small front yard. This worked because we weren't heading anywhere specific, just being outside.