Spring is near...

Well, spring is close.  The porch is a mess.  We've pulled plants out to give them some sunshine, but they are in no particular order.  The big palm is about to die.  I managed to keep it alive until about a month ago, and now just looks pathetic.  Most of the plants are looking pretty bad.  I just can't bring myself to take pictures of them.

Hopefully soon, though, they'll be refreshed, and energized and ready to grow.  We've bought some petunias to get some color going before too long, and soon we'll get a storage container to get all the pots and dirt and tools out of sight.

The rain barrel needs a little TLC as well, as the weight of it when it's full has caused the front of it to sink down into the ground.  We'll need to empty it, and put a stabilizing block underneath the front of it.  But then it should be good to go.  

We got a couple of really cool decorative hanging containers that I can't wait to get plants in and see how they look.  I'll make sure and highlight them here for you when they're done.

Until a little warmer weather (it's almost here!),

AMW

Snow Day Video

I didn't get a chance to find a song to compliment the video, but had fun editing it down for the blog.  Enjoy...

AMW

Snow Day!

Well, we finally had a real snow.  Here is a picture from the porch looking out at about 7:30 am.  Before we went sliding down the hill...  It was actually still snowing, and the sun was trying real hard to peek through the clouds and trees.

It was blustery enough that even the adirondack chairs on the porch got a light dusting!

A close up view of the house from the street.

And here is the far away view of the house from the street.

We did take some video of the first slides down the hill, and as soon as I can edit them into a coherent video, I'll post it here.

Of course, now that we are two days past snow, it has all melted away, and in just a couple more days, it will be 70 degrees.  

Yep, that's the way it goes around here...

AMW