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| Over the north field toward Teakean Butte |
Temperatures
are warmer. Daffodils, forsythia, and various flowering trees are in bloom. It
looks like spring. It smells like spring. It feels like spring. So, it must be
spring. However, when I got up this morning it was 34.
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| Hi Hallie . . . |
Yesterday
forenoon, we loaded the pick-up with eight freshly-dug raspberry canes, a light
lunch, Bess and Nellie, and headed for the farm at Gilbert. We were a bit
apprehensive about the task ahead of us – to de-winterize the farmhouse. We just never know . . .
Mike
had the steps lined out in his mind, and I was his assistant. We pressurized
the holding tank, turned on the hot water tank, and turned on the power to the
pump at the pole – or something like that. We checked out all the faucets and commodes. One of the commodes needs new innards, but we knew that.
Otherwise all was well, and we’re relieved. Our last task was to turn on the
refrigerator. No problems.
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| Daffodils in the grove |
Tuesday
morning as it rained, Mike and Ken dug raspberry canes from Ken’s patch. (Mike failed to tell Ken that rain would not cancel this scheduled event.) I transplanted the canes to my patch while Mike checked out the 4-wheeler.
And yes, I fertilized the patch.
The strawberry plants are getting old and don't appear to have wintered well. I plan to start a new bed this year.
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| Daffodils and Crown Imperials |
The
blooms at the farm are probably two weeks behind the valley. The daffodils in
sunny areas are blooming while those in shady spots are just beginning to open.
None of the fruit or flowering trees and shrubs are blooming yet.
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| Daffodils in Clarkston rock garden |
We
were back in town about 4:30. Here's a picture I took of our daffodils in bloom. KW
Awe! Good to see my doggies. :) They DO look well. Things are in bloom here, too. Daffodils, cherry blossom trees, and other things I can't identify.
ReplyDeleteOn a separate note, I maintain that the term "commode" is antiquated and really not accurate for today's modern toilet.
Your dad prefers commode to toilet, as if commode is more genteel. Can we make it more genteel? But hey! I'm happy to call it a toilet.
ReplyDeleteThe dogs were very good to sit still while I took six pictures. I thought the one I posted was best.
Spring is here! (No blossoms up here, but still, it feels like spring!) Love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd up here in hoity-toity land, we call it the toidy. :-)
Ha! Toidy. :)
ReplyDeleteThe term "commode" is also a colloquial synonym used for a flush toilet in some areas of the United States. -- Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteWhadya wanna bet that area is in the South?
I always thought it just wasn't genteel to call it a toilet. I now stand corrected. And in a way, I feel exonerated.