Spring arrives

Daffodils are blooming and the garden is about ready for planting. Click on the photos below for a gallery of larger images.

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13.5 inches so far

At dawn, in the eerie light of the snow, I went out to empty the ash bucket so we could scoop some more from the wood stove. The snow went up over my boots. I measured it out in the Read more ›

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Close encounters

It was nose-hair freezing this morning when I went out in my long underwear and slippers to warm up the car—about six below. I stepped out onto the porch, and something in the turkey pen caught my eye. The birds Read more ›

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Happy birthday Mom!

Wendy organized a great birthday party for Mom this year. She and Tom invited us all to their place to celebrate the Saturday before Mom’s birthday. Bob and Cheryl were visiting from out west and Stuart picked up Jeff, so Read more ›

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Lizard mom

I saw this fence lizard laying eggs next to the front walk in a hole she dug out. You can see the gravel she pushed out on the walk. When I returned a bit later, she had cleaned everything up Read more ›

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32 years

That’s how long it’s been since we tied the knot. Nothing fancy. We called our folks the night before and family who could come met us May 1st to witness the event. Mary Anne was very thoughtful and took pictures Read more ›

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Weeds and bees

The bees are out in force loving all the flowering weeds in the garden. The bleeding hearts (Dicentra) are starting to bloom and the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is about done.

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Spring snow

Snow started falling yesterday in the afternoon and kept up off and on till late this morning. About six inches accumulated before warmer air undid the whiteness.

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Skunk cabbage

The pay off for a day of working on the gravel road in the rain came in sighting these succulent beauties emerging from their winter slumber.

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Rain swells stream

Last night it rained steadily and heavily. Early this morning, I set off to get pictures of the neighborhood streams as the water level peaked. Then I spent most of the day doing maintenance on our roads to stave off Read more ›

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