Saturday, September 30, 2023
Squeezed in a Romeo y Julieta before dinner tonight. Dale joined me in the back yard. It was very pleasant out but it's really getting darker so much earlier now.
Took a walk after dinner and caught a glimpse of the Harvest Moon which peaked yesterday morning. Can NOT believe tomorrow is the 1st of October.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
First day of fall yesterday. Today sat in the yard with a cigar.
As mentioned in the previous post I've had a broken fibula just above my ankle. I'm still in my boot but it'll come off this Thursday. I'm going to have to put some time getting all of this cleaned up. It's really gotten overgrown since my surgery.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Dale bought a rain gauge at Bachman's yesterday. He said we've had about a quarter inch since then.
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Dale and I stopped by Bachman's today and bought even more flowers.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Planted the celosia I bought yesterday. After doing so I read that it does better planted in garden beds rather than containers. Oh well. I don't want to chance the rabbits getting at it.
Friday, June 23, 2023
First day lily flower appeared recently.
I've done a lot of yard work this summer. So far it’s been a lot of raking out of gardens and weeding but I’m moving on the the planting flowers phase. Today I went to Bachman’s for some annuals. On top of the cart pictured below is a flower called celosia. Dale really likes this kind so I picked up a lot of it. Much harder to see underneath are some snapdragons.There’s also some dusty miller down there which is hidden from view. Also got some potting soil.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Picture taken at school this morning. The air was much clearer by this afternoon. Last day of school by the way. Let summer begin.
Thursday, June 14, 2023
The smoke from the Canadian fires is really bad today. You could even smell it. At least the sky isn’t orange like in New York. Can only imagine how bad it is in Canada.
Sunday, June 4, 2023
A couple of peonies are coming in on the side of the house.
Salvia's starting to come in too.
Brought a few peonies inside.
Hot one today. Thankfully not too humid. Feelin' like summer.
Saturday, June 3, 2023
June 1, 2023
June 2, 2023
June 3, 2023. Flowering nicely although I've had to prop them up with some supports.
Sunday, May 28, 2023
I'm still so shocked by how poorly Andrea's Bridal Wreath Spirea came back this year. Why the bush on the left is flowering and the others aren't I'm not sure.
Sunday, May 28, 2023
The peony bush is getting big and tall enough that it's starting to droop. I need to put up some supports.
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Got some weeding done this morning. Didn't spend a ton of time on it but it feels good to do a little every day. Dale's able to help out a lot more in the yard this year due to him not having to get ready to go up to the island which is nice since I don't feel like I have to do as much to keep up with it all. Lit up a Romeo y Julieta this afternoon and it was fantastic.
Very quiet in the neighborhood today. Not surprising due to it being Memorial Day weekend. However, because of the gorgeous weather of late I’ve gotten used to there being a lot more activity outside.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
The Lily of the Valley is blooming and boy oh boy is it fragrant.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
The peonies are getting ready to pop. Can't wait.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Warren came over for dinner last night. While Dale was grilling this little guy came out for a visit.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
The ferns and the bridal wreath spirea did not come in this year as fully as they did last year. Not sure why. Last year's drought maybe? Shown below is a photo from Memorial Day Weekend just last year.
