hey stratsmom, pete says thank you! he loves attention! hey sjoerd, i got another one of them there turkeys in the freezer! not sure where this came from, but it reflects the season... "T'was the weekend before Christmas, and all through the yard, Not a gift was being given, not even a card. The tools were all hung, in the garage with care, With hopes that St. Nicholas soon would repair. The shovel with blade all rusty and cracked, The pitchfork still shiny, but handle it lacked. When out on my lawn, (it's brown and abused) I could see poor old Santa, looking confused. No list had been left for Santa to see, No gardening gifts were under the tree. But wait there's still time, it's not Christmas yet, And gardening gifts are the quickest to get. You can forget the silk tie, the fluffy new sweater, Give something to make the garden grow better. If she wants a gift shiny, then don't be a fool, It's not a dumb diamond, but a sparkling new tool. If fragrance is listed you can forget French perfume, It's a pile of manure that'll make gardeners swoon. Give night crawlers, not nightgowns, a hose that sprays water. (Anything for the kitchen is not worth the bother.) Give a great gift that can dig in the dirt, It's better than any designer-brand shirt. Now look quick at Santa, this guy's not so dumb, Under his glove, he hides a green thumb. His knees are so dirty, his back how it aches, His boots stomp on slugs, (he gives them no breaks). The guy works only winter, you can surely see why, For the rest of the year it's as easy as pie. He has elves plant through spring, pull weeds in the summer, In fall they all harvest, but winter's a bummer And so Christmas gives Santa a part-time employment, 'Till spring when the blooms are his real enjoyment. So ask the big guy for garden gifts this year, Seeds, plants and tools, Santa holds them all dear. You see, malls may be crowded, vendors hawking their wares, But visit a nursery, stress-free shopping is there. Now Santa's flown off, to the nursery he goes, And his voice fills the night with loud Hoe! Hoe! Hoe!"
well, we're battoning down the hatches here. it's warmed up to a balmy 24F here this morning, but the wicked winds are high. got a big snow storm coming in tonight...finally... and tomorrow and thursday. the western passes were closed this morning it was snowing so hard. our pantry is full, and lizzie, pete, tux and sam are curled up by the stove, and our duckies are all in a row. got gas for the snowblower, and the snow roof rake is ready. will post pics when the 'drama' is over! have a great day all!
Hang in there, Bunkie. I hope that all goes well there. Will look forward to your fotos--I hope that theywon't be sad ones. Stay safe.
we made it!!!! hada couple days with power on and off. had to use the snow blower and the snow roof rake, but all's good... here's some pics of the first blast we got... very little snow this winter, so far... hubs breaking pond up almost there... boy duck watching girl ducks watching too... duck pond opened up... and what do they do??? boy duck in bucket pool... girl duck's turn in pool... love that water... snowstorm finally hit us... sammy's readying the snow shovel... garden in snow ducks in snow... ducks in snowcovered pond sammy found curly's old sled...just in time... sammy having 'sled' fun... sammy and lizzie in snow... pete checking the weather outside... pete says, oh no, more snow... sammy says, come on pete... kidz... pumpkin (from our gardens) dark chocolate chip cookies...
Hi Bunkie, some nice snow scenery pictures there,..and Sammy sure has grown,..it seems like only yesterday when he arrived,..nice to see Lizzie and Pete,..oh and Hubs breaking up the pond ice,..very appetizing dark chocolate chip cookies!.
thanks philip! pete is getting very, shall i say 'full'! still quite a mouser. we lost tuxedo this past weekend. he just passed on. he was very old. it snowed all day yesterday, and we have a big big snowstorm coming in tonight. time to batten down t he hatches again...pics later.
Hi Bunkie, sorry to read that you lost Tuxedo,..any idea how old he was. Pete filling out,..lol,..yep sort of roundish appearance though if its from mousing then good on you Pete. I will be watching our for those pictures.
tux was about 13 plus years old. that's a pretty good life i think. speaking of pete, philip...more pics... baking potatoes in the woodstove... storm coming in... sam's ready with the snow shovel... pete in sun... pete soaking up some sun...note the mudstream in our driveway behind him...snow's melting... what sam and pete do on a sunny day... uhoh... the end...
Hi Bunkie, so much snow,..something we didn't get here in Ireland this winter,..at least where i live. Baked potatoes in the wood stove would be a lot nicer than in the microwave,..the latter tastes fine,..but no better than that,..years ago when we had an Aga wood burning cooker the potato tasted great so did everything else cooked in there. Lol at Sam and Pete,..great fun playing but when it gets serious Pete has the sharp claws,..my dog Molly gets into the same bother. That sky of yours promises all kinds of weather,..but at least the sun is fighting to come through,..knock on wood you don't get more snow,..thanks for the update with those pictures.
your welcome philip! we've been getting 3 inches of snow more the last two nights...and more coming in tonight. i guess it'll be a late spring here, not like the rest of our country!!! and more pics... ducks in outside pen enjoying muddy stream... 3 boys, 8 girls, 8 eggs... hubs heading up to the barn for firewood in the snow... success....load of firewood in the tractor bucket... lizzie heading back from barn trip... dinner...
Snow??? now??? Today it was in the 70's supposed to be there for the next week, too. I sure hope we don't get any of that here. I would send you some of this heat and sunshine if I could Bunkie. It is almost too warm, my greenhouse fans run all day long already. We even pulled a shade cloth over the house to keep it a little cooler. .
that's amazing carolyn! looks like we're the only part of the country that's remaining in cold and winter. we were at 32F thim morning, and no snow last night!!!
Yes! Amazing. I am sweating as I plant up my impatiens and peppers. I need lots to drink now! My heat mats are just about steaming in the little propagating house.
