Fuzzy Fellow

9-14-14
Found this little guy while working on breaking down branches and digging up saplings yesterday. Made my day.

Yard Work

Before

After

9-14-14

Worked hard in the yard this weekend. A heap of branches, some of them quite sizable, had been piling up behind the rhubarb. Yesterday I broke them down and for some I needed the saw and the ax.  My first ax chop caused me to fall down, but thankfully I was on soft grass and it was the kind of fall that was easy to roll into. Some well rooted saplings were growing up through the branches and took some doing to dig up. It's hard to see how many branches there were as the saplings covered them up (see top photo). The project took just over an hour.

Full Moon - Monday, Sept. 8, 2014

The September full moon is called the Full Corn Moon or, sometimes, the Full Barley Moon as it corresponds to the corn or barley harvest. Today would have been Dad's 73 birthday.

Sitting Out Back

Labor Day

Sunday, Sept. 7

Dale and I haven't spent much time sitting in the yard this season. Yesterday and Labor Day I sat out with a cigar. 

Morning Glories

This year's morning glories.  When they open up they're light blue but when they close up they are purple. Notice the one in the lower left quadrant of the photo.

Off to Afton

Noel and I made one of our twice (sometimes thrice) yearly trips to Afton, Minnesota yesterday. At Squire House Martin was excited to be leaving for New York soon to do some merchandise shopping for the store. I'm assuming it'll be for holiday treasures. Afterward, we stopped to see the buffalo (or I guess I should say Bison) on the way home. They're beautiful.

Full Moon - August 10, 2014

Super Moon - Aug. 10, 2014