Day Two

Today was supposed to be day two of the pond project. But instead it turned into the hose hook-up on the north side of the house, trip to the garden center, and plant some stuff day. Finally picked up the onion and potato sets to plant this week along with a Heritage Rasberry plant.
Before the rain came Robin and I did manage to scoop the remaining muck from the old liner into a wheel barrow and then, with the heavy rain coming, we decided it would be best to leave the liner in place to protect the dirt underneath. We all ended up on the front porch for the storm and I snapped these pics from there.


Robin was able to plant the blueberry bushes and the strawberries before the downpour.

We also got this beautiful Japanese Maple planted. Robin got a great deal on this, you are not going to believe it, but she paid $12.00 for this! We have been looking at these, and they are always pricey, she can smell a bargain that's for sure. As I type, the storm has passed and it is clearing up nicely, the birds are singing and we have a few more things to do before dinner. The new liner came today and tomorrow it will go in.

Day One

Here is where our pond project begins. The pond was put in by previous owners, the liner has been losing water from holes around the top, due to UV damage. The large blob that looks like leaves in the top photo is a couple of water lilies that have tripled in size. We had to use a shovel to split them apart and the potato rake to pull them out. We were moving right along and then the first shower came, no problem, we'll work through it. Then the downpour came, no problem, we'll take a break. The rain was short lived and we finished what we needed to today.

Robin knows I love action shots. She did not mind the frogs jumping around, but she did mind the snake we disturbed, three times.

Pumping the water down.

This was taken minutes ago. Of course the sun shines after you clean up, just makes you want to get dirty again! We will do some digging tomorrow morning and be ready for the new liner when it arrives.

Happy Sunday

Enjoy your Sunday everyone. Big project coming this week, we are replacing the liner of our pond. I will be posting pictures from start to finish. The Rhubarb has exploded this week and the girls just came in with a couple of stalks. Need to get the potatoes and onions in the ground this week also. Lots of things happening....

Apple Blossoms

The Apple blossoms are just coming on this week. The last two years we have eaten apples from this tree.

Hopefully we will make it three years in a row. We did not plant these trees, but are more than happy to reap the harvest. The trees that were felled over the weekend were pretty close to one of our apple trees. Robin was very impressed that we didn't damage the Apple tree or the two tulips right in front of the last tree. Now maybe I can sneak off for a little fun at the lathe!

Big weekend project

We have been admiring this big Maple for as long as we've been here, and this weekend we decided to go ahead with our plan to take down the two evergreen trees in front of it.

All went very well, with the help of extra hands, and today we finished cutting up the trees.

Robin worked this week on the Rasberry patch, and this area will be Blueberrys. She has always heard the stories of picking on Blueberry Hill from my mother and aunt, and decided to start our own, in memory of Gram.

This is a job well done and our muscles are telling us so right now.

Spring Continued

Hiacynth and the first Tulip. I think every one will agree it has been a fantastic spring.

Had a great chat with my Aunt on Sunday, very special lady. I am grateful for the three strong women that kept me in check growing up. I am also grateful for the strong woman I am married to. Make sure you tell those people in your life how special they are, spring is the perfect time!

New Mushroom

New mushroom from the wood my Brother-in-Law gave me. Love the grain, don't love the blurry picture though. There will be more of these to follow.