Just like that, stirrings on the front tree

When my dear wife Karen and I left for a Saturday safe outing, our lone front yard tree showed signs of bursting forth. When we returned an hour-plus later, the buds had really burst. The pods stood out against the late April sky. Our dogwood is getting ready to deliver more. I looked it up…

What I didn’t expect to wake up to on Earth Day

We had more than a little snow in my part of the world for Earth Day 2021. The yellow daffodils in our front yard garden had met their match. And yes that is the backyard pool under the puddle, which is over the cover, which will come off sooner than this photo looks. I think…

Picture pretty

Our nice, comfortable spring time awaits back there, from sitting under the side alcove to wandering around the greening backyard. Thank you, April advancements.

Hello, little lavender

I very much appreciate how the colors pop out one-by-in as we continue through spring in our front yard. Taking its turn right now is the lovely lavendar.

Life turns sad and funny in International Falls

Imagine a stand-up comic pulling into a very small and what appears to be a very tired town to perform what seems to be, oh, his umpteenth-thousandth routine in front of a room (maybe) full of people who (perhaps) will laugh (at him or his material?) There we have the set up for <em>International Falls</em>,…

Bring on the opening

My dear wife Karen has been attempting to make our backyard pool more comfortable through various means for the last five years. Solar blankets this way and that way. What a pain. We knew the old heater did not work, word of mouth via our very good realtor. This spring she told our reliable pool…