While I admired our yard's continuation of spring thaw actions, I noticed a lovely stream that appeared in our backyard. Except, up close, not so lovely. Dirty colored and rather bumpy looking is more like it. Ewe...gross. Definitely not glistening like a peaceful river. Later on in the day, it widened and looked worse. Dang...looks… Continue reading Vole trails mean it’s gonna be a bad thing for my garden
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First signs of spring
Happy First Day of Spring! The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. - Henry Van Dyke The Sunday before we left for our vacation, we set our clocks to spring ahead. We traveled to Jamaica where… Continue reading First signs of spring
How to grill your way to a good day
Yesterday, our little ol' yard was delicately dusted yet again with 6" of white fluffy stuff. Way to go, Ol' Man Winter, nice handiwork on the 2nd day of March, "Bring it on, we can take it." Fluffy stuff is easy to move. And it melts fast. In March, we know we're on the tail… Continue reading How to grill your way to a good day