The big drum with the orange K is for Kylie.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Veterans Day Parade
The big drum with the orange K is for Kylie.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
whirly bird
A helicopter just landed in my back-yard !! Well, not exacty my backyard, but not more than 100 or so yards away !! They were having some engine problems ?? A bad mixture (not unlike what I did to weed whacker #1)--We watched while they burned off the plugs and crossed our fingers as they limped their way back to the airport.
kind of cool :)
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Labels: whirly bird; back-yard
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Last nice day in March ?
So according to KING5 weather, this is going to be the last nice day for at least a week, maybe more ? So I thought I better try and get something done in the back yard...so much to do and so little time :)
Of course I had to paint a container to match :)
I thought I really needed to get a start on the mowing too. Unfortunately, weed whacker number 2 (you don't want to know about number 1) just won't work, it keeps feeding way too much string, and whacking my ankles and shins. So I only got a little bit of edging done and even less mowing. My red-neck engineering of superglue and duck tape just won't cut it any more, I have to get a new one next week...
So, I did some edging and a little mowing and decided I really needed to cut some more blackberries back; they are going crazy over the fence. I found out that you really shouldn't use an old resin table as a ladder, when the real thing is just a few feet away (well, I've been told I really shouldn't climb the ladder when no one else is home :) so, I crushed a table, but dang, those blackberries are EVERYWHERE !!! and the yard waste toter is full, again, is time for weekly pick-ups yet !!!!
Of course, earlier in the week, I was lured into thinking the good weather is really here to stay, so I bought some new plants. Of course I planted the rose (which I'll now have to cover next week, (see it's a pita) and 3 new purple plants (in my new non-mowing zone :) love my yard, but it's a LOT to mow :)
Oh well, it's only March :) I have plenty of time to get the yard in tip-top shape before I have to start working on the pool :)
I love working in my yard and listening to the M's who won another Spring Training game~hope that Sweeney actually makes the team, if Jr can Sweeney can !! oh, and get this, I guess Fantasy Football isn't enough, I'm playing Fantasy Baseball too !! Wait, March Madness is just around the corner :) How far will 'Cuse go ??? what was I thinkin' :)
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Blowing Bubbles in Anacortes
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Monday, February 1, 2010
February 1st, the yard battle begins
The morning dawned with the most glorious sunrise, it was fleeting as the fog rolled in, but I got a split second of it.
And does whacking away at them for an hour or so constitute an arm work-out ?
Too slimy to get all the way up on the shed roof, that will have to wait a bit. I really want to try and plant one or two vegies this year, between the sheds seems like the best place; but blackberry maintenance is crucial.
I trimmed back some of the containers, can't wait to see what decides to come back. Lot's of work to do, but it's so much fun, and worth it !!
After the containers, I planted some primroses~color is a must, it is after all, only February. A couple of the planters broke during the winter, but they're gonna be great in the flower beds, with an annual of two sprouting out of them.
With tons of vacation to burn this year, I'm gonna really enjoy this spring !!
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Labels: blackberries, containers, feb 1