Daffodil Hill

Spring is a bit early this year - about 2 weeks according to the nursery people. Last year Anne Marie and I went to a couple of nurseries looking for hardy ferns only to be told that we were too late. Not wanting to make that mistake again this year we went a couple of weeks ago only to be told we were too early! Seems like I'm not destined to have many hardy ferns. Well, last Saturday morning we went to the other side of the world to find Gardens OyVey. We found it after a bit of riding around an a cell phone call. It is a wonderful place that specializes in native plants along with a good assortment of others too. They don't have a greenhouse so they grow in our climate and in our soil most of their plants. Yes, they have some hardy ferns but they were not grown enough to tell just what they look like. We will go back later and check them out again. We did purchase a Lenten Rose and a Lace Cap Hydranga. Anne Marie has already found a home for them.

Tulip Tree Blossom

We went over to the Botanic Gardens early last week and took a few pictures. The Daffodils were in full glory, the tulips were not quite ready, but the tulip trees were also in bloom. I don't know the true name of these trees but this is what I've always called them. They are not all alike and some I understand are some kind of magnolia!

It now has been 3 consecutive weeks that I've been able to get out and fly one of my models. Yesterday it was perfect - warm, broken clouds, and virtually no wind. What more could you ask for. A new record has been set! I managed to bring the plane home unharmed for three weeks in a row! The practice time with emphasis on landings in the wind have paid off. I can 'grease' them in now!

The last city leaf pickup is scheduled for this week. I managed to get the front yard beds all blown out last week so we should be good until fall when it starts over again. Yes, the trees are now putting out new leaves for us to work on in November. I still have leaves under the deck but hope to get a grandson out to help with them an a few other more minor jobs. It would be great if we could get a nursery to again do the mulch job. The beds could really use it. Hmmm! All it takes is money!

One more picture and I'm gone ---

Witch Hazel