spring is here

all our flowers are coming up, snakes are basking in the sun, and salamanders are hiding under logs. rosemary, thyme, two types of mint and basil are planted for later this summer.

painting fences

our horse fence that frames the front field was filthy from all the rain last year, grass cuttings, birds, and dust. first we had it power washed, and as youll see, the green mildew makes a nice stain. then we spent a weekend painting one length of the fence. we will need a couple more weekends to finish the task but it looks sparkling white and new!

spring cleanup

after the big snowfall in march, there were many downed branches in the yard, including the lilac tree in the back. after much pruning, sawing and lugging of limbs and logs, we moved onto cutting the sawgrasses. thereafter, steve took on the project of shoveling the gravel driveway where we have pipes underneath to divert water flow. he dug a trench around the pipe and refilled it with larger gravel. while we cleaned up all our branches and driveway, we dug up all kinds of trash, bottles, loose pieces of glass and wood and piled it in the barn until a trash hauler came and took it all away. fortunately the weather has been cool and sunny each weekend so we were able to accomplish our big cleanup.