Sunday, April 19, 2015
Spring
Ten days ago the Crocuses and Reticule Irises were just sprouting.
A bit of welcome color
Then we got a Grackle invasion
Like something out of a Hitchcock movie
Then we got hit with three inches of wet sloppy snow, that stuck around for about three days.
After that cleared out I managed to remove about 5 wheelbarrows full of road sand from the lawn using the leaf blower. And used the sand to fill out the low wet spots behind the barn.
Between the sporadic sunshine, above freezing temps and a few rain showers the grass is slowly turning green again.
Flowers are blooming
Miniature Daffodils have come up
Crocuses . . . .
Are doing their thing
Even the regular Daffodils are in bloom
The old Crab-apple tree made it through another winter, though it is quite shaky and I fear a good blow will take it down.
The old fence will need some repairs and another coat of stain this year. Six foot tall times 300 lineal feet = 1800 square feet of area times two, about 12 gallons assuming 300 square feet of coverage per gallon?
That's a big fence to paint! What's the road sand? Is it like our grit we put down when it's icy
ReplyDeleteHey Kev, yes the road sand mixed with salt and is spread on the road by the Dept of Public Works as they plow the road to melt the ice and so that cars get better traction. But then the next truck coming down the road a few hours later wings it all over the lawn. If I leave it there it kills the lawn and then I have to rebuild it again and that is a lot of see fertilizer and work. This year I got ahead of it and using my leaf blower I was able to blow it on the road where I could sweep it up and shovel it away. Strangely enough I had never seen anybody using this method before and now every one on the street is doing it.
DeleteNice to see some colour I bet....;b
ReplyDeleteHey Brian, you bet, we need all the help we can get these days. Simple things like a little flower can make a difference and brighten your spirits.
Deletewow..you have a really great yard! i would go a little crazy with it!
ReplyDeleteHi Jaz, it is 150x150 foot lot, lots of mowing but not real good soil. I used to have a 30x40 foot vegetable plot in the greenest part of that corner, but I was spending way too much energy and money on keeping it going for the produce I harvested so I did away with it a few years ago.
DeleteSo many changes in a short time. It looks beautiful there now (i was also amazed by the snowy pictures all winter:).
ReplyDeleteIt has been a brutal winter and I fear the next few years are going to be difficult ones. The flowers are always a pleasant distraction.
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