Pie number two (deep-dish, one crust, blueberry): success! Sloppy, juicy, better-eat-it-all-today-or-it'll-get-soggy, delicious success.

Four juvenile cardinals now accompany what I can only assume to be their father to the birdfeeder; one pepper yellow, almost orange; one bolted beet; corn knee-high and a bit; blueberries falling off the bush; carrots the size of my fingers; almost time to pull out the lettuce and replant.

Still no job.