Dean is First! Forgetful Bloggers are Last! My apologies! ♥
Gosh, I so thought I had posted new threads through May, but turns out I had them ready to post, but hadn't done the deed yet. So, here's the first and I'll take some time for it this evening, after VT*Grand heads home. :-)
81F here. Wouldn't normally consider that particularly hot, but he humidity makes a difference. Penny was insisting that wasn't short-sleeve weather, though.
Just ordered They Might Be Giants from Amazon. Edwin had mentioned how fine it was, and I've been watching for it, but it's been nearly $100 for years now. Just randomly checked, and found three places selling it for around $30, and just jumped!
VT*Grand stayed overnight, so the day began with a bath and breakfast, then we went to the Shelburne Museum to enjoy few hours of Lilac Sunday! There are many species of blossoming Lilacs there among many flowering trees. Exuberant Spring at her best!
Then we came home and met Eldest (Grand's Dada) here at our house. He came equipped with a chain saw and a rope saw, and helped us take down a very sick Aspen as well as to 'sharply prune' the two remaining Birch trees of the big clump in our yard. One bent over in early Winter, broke along its spine and never stood up again. The other has been losing a branch here and there until it was badly deformed and threatening the garage roof. Rather than cut them to the ground, as most people would, we left them (and the third truck in the clump which earlier had similar trouble earlier) all standing about 12' off the ground, each with several small branches all leafed out. This is where we intend to build a treehouse for the Grands!!! We are going to use lots of birch branches in it, especially to make the railing slats, and we're thinking it may come out looking like a little gazebo in a tree. :-)
One thing that was a comfort was that the deed of cutting so much of the Birches down happened while the Birches are presently surrounded by three flowing crabapple trees, all decked out in sympathetic white. I tell you truly, it felt like they had come to pay respects to that which was cut away, and to cheer on the part that remains.
We can now see parts of our yard which have been blocked from view by the bent Birches since last November! Wow!
Dean is First!
ReplyDeleteForgetful Bloggers are Last!
My apologies! ♥
Gosh, I so thought I had posted new threads through May, but turns out I had them ready to post, but hadn't done the deed yet. So, here's the first and I'll take some time for it this evening, after VT*Grand heads home. :-)
"Better late than never" is absolutely 100% true! And I do enough volunteering myself to appreciate the work that volunteers put in.
DeleteThanks, Bill. It really helped to come here and find your message. ♥
DeleteHot. Muggy. Uggy. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteWatching Marigold Hotel for 2nd time, this round. One forgets in between how lovely it is.
81F here. Wouldn't normally consider that particularly hot, but he humidity makes a difference. Penny was insisting that wasn't short-sleeve weather, though.
DeleteJust ordered They Might Be Giants from Amazon. Edwin had mentioned how fine it was, and I've been watching for it, but it's been nearly $100 for years now. Just randomly checked, and found three places selling it for around $30, and just jumped!
ReplyDeleteAh, puddle, and you still have The Second Best Marigold Hotel to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteA don't know anything about They Might Be Giants. Do tell.
I keep waiting for the Second Best to get released. . . .
Deletehttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004KDEP/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3JU16M8DXP0I8&coliid=I10XMBYFKJ83B0
Guess THIS is why the price finally came down, lol! Missed it completely (and glad I did--it's missing 8 minutes). . . . . http://www.amazon.com/They-Might-Giants-George-Scott/dp/B00PX7SVRY/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3JU16M8DXP0I8&sr=&qid=&coliid=I10XMBYFKJ83B0
DeleteWow, we had such a day!
ReplyDeleteVT*Grand stayed overnight, so the day began with a bath and breakfast, then we went to the Shelburne Museum to enjoy few hours of Lilac Sunday! There are many species of blossoming Lilacs there among many flowering trees. Exuberant Spring at her best!
Then we came home and met Eldest (Grand's Dada) here at our house. He came equipped with a chain saw and a rope saw, and helped us take down a very sick Aspen as well as to 'sharply prune' the two remaining Birch trees of the big clump in our yard. One bent over in early Winter, broke along its spine and never stood up again. The other has been losing a branch here and there until it was badly deformed and threatening the garage roof. Rather than cut them to the ground, as most people would, we left them (and the third truck in the clump which earlier had similar trouble earlier) all standing about 12' off the ground, each with several small branches all leafed out. This is where we intend to build a treehouse for the Grands!!! We are going to use lots of birch branches in it, especially to make the railing slats, and we're thinking it may come out looking like a little gazebo in a tree. :-)
One thing that was a comfort was that the deed of cutting so much of the Birches down happened while the Birches are presently surrounded by three flowing crabapple trees, all decked out in sympathetic white. I tell you truly, it felt like they had come to pay respects to that which was cut away, and to cheer on the part that remains.
We can now see parts of our yard which have been blocked from view by the bent Birches since last November! Wow!