Paul, I need to thank you for this outdoor challenge. On the surface this seems fairly simple, but in truth there's often great depth in the simple. Personally, the challenge has cased me to look more deeply at my surroundings and I've come to think that there is probably more bio-mass now even with me in a deeply Urban environment, than there has ever been in this part of Southern California ever.

There has been some jokey-jokey fun over time that I don't have the lawn expanse and trees like Dave, (but then I don't have the Deer problem either), the neatly trimmed lawn like Paul or the lovely cactus garden as does Jim, I don't even have an outdoor barbecue like Alastair....

But I looked around, (because Paul so commanded) I do have and posted briefly a small cactus garden also...I have my cypress trees, tons of shrubs, and, for the heck of it, at the start of the Challenge, like when I was a child I planted in cups a potato, (an unusually ugly plant BTW), and an onion...which has grown spectacularly...other items are being added, in my kitchen window....all due to Paul and so a thanks is due.