May 11, 2013

• Sunny & Swampy

  The sun is shining but the ground is saturated. Dennis and I have been out treading carefully, trying to get things planted.  The zinnias and tomatoes MUST be planted soon.  They are “leggy” and showing signs of despair at being confined indoors for so long. The coleus, daisies & peppers are faring better. Dennis and I spent some time weeding the front west flower area this morning.  The rose, irises, and rhododendron are all looking pretty good.  We found one Dusty Miller and one artichoke plant that also survived the winter.  

  We have a birds nest on our front porch. I can’t get my head up that high, even standing on a chair, so I just put my camera above the nest and took a photo.This is one of the better and safer nests that I’ve seen.  I don’t know what kind of bird built it though.
  

  Irises are blooming.  Unfortunately a lot of them got beat up Thursday night when we had a big thunderstorm and heavy rain…maybe even hail, come through during the night.

  Earlier we went to the inside sale at the Methodist Church.  We found 2 heavy brass “candlebras” to use outside on our picnic table…if it ever gets pleasant enough in the evening to sit outside after dark.  With all the rain, we might have some serious mosquito issues.   We also got bundles of candles (no need to match color or length for outdoors burning).  

  I got the compost tumbler loaded for our first batch of compost.  Right now the “brown” (carbon) part of the formula is in shortest demand…considering that fall leaves are best.  The leaves we raked up last year have started decomposing, so we tossed them in with some grass clippings.  It was all plenty wet.  

  We are off to eat a soup lunch across the street at the Methodist Church.  Homemade beef barley.  

   

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