Freeze Warning… in MAY!?!?!?

I arrived home Monday exhausted from my weekend of fun in Michigan. All I wanted to do was love on my critters and go to bed.

(Mr. C was at work)

But instead I had to run around and get this done!

Mr. C. always wonders why I save stuff like empty pots… for occasions just like this!

I covered up the tender annuals and said a prayer for all of the iris and other perennials already beginning to bloom!

Everything made it through the night and hopefully that will be the LAST of winter!

Isn’t this a lovely plant combination?

Glad these didn’t freeze!

SUR-PRISE!!!!

I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Michigan to surprise CapriD and BFG at the opening of their collaborative art show opening at

There was much subterfuge with CapriP and CapriK in order to pull off the surprise! But surprise them we did!

It was a great time and a great show!

A sampling of some of the wonderful works on display

 

CapriD is also a fiber artist

 

I’m so glad I could make it up for the trip.

Congrats Deb and Jeff on a successful show!

How we looked at the end of the weekend…

I came home to another surprise…

A freeze warning! Had to run around and get all of my babies covered up! Pictures tomorrow!

Garden View Condo

I released Seamus and Sheela this morning. But they didn’t go far… apparently they decided to move into the condo with the lovely view of the garden that has sat vacant since I put it up a few years ago.

Sheela clearly liked the posh comfort of the release cage and decided to bring some of the linens along with them.

SIGH… my babies have grown.

Clearly they are also very smart!

This and That

Still busy around The Hill.

We got about half of that mulch pile spread and hope to finish up with it this weekend.

We had an unusual visitor to the bird feeders yesterday. They are not too common around here so it was exciting to see this beautiful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

This pair of Tree swallows have taken residence in my Bluebird house. Interesting that one of them is banded.

These are my latest wild babies. They are notoriously hard to keep alive so I hope I do well with them.

And just for fun, a gratuitous fluffy chicken butt

One of my Rhodies is getting ready to pop

 

The Japanese maple tree is looking particularly stunning right now

I’m going to deliver a mosaic this morning. Bobby-Lee is headed for his new home.

Have a happy Saturday!

 

Why I Haven’t Been Blobbing

I’ll be back soon, but meanwhile enjoy these various pics from The Hill

We went and got a girl for A.C. Her name is Etta

Isn’t A.C. gorgeous? (trying to resize this pic and it isn’t working, sorry his beak is cut off)

 

The future veggie garden

Window boxes

Flop house

Sunflower seed buffet

Casey’s ridiculous sleeping positions

Spring time

Back soon!

 

 

Yesterday’s Project

I’m embarassed to show you how badly I’ve neglected the water feature at the front of the house, but here you go…

I spent the entire 95 degree day yesterday (yes 95!) fixing that situtation.

Whew!

 

Ahhhhhhhh Springtime!

Finally, I feel like we can call it SPRINGTIME here on The Hill!

There are babies in the house (5 right now)

The toads are singing

The peach tree and forsythia are blooming

As are the daffodils

and Virginia Bluebells

Cedrick is awake

Peonies are popping

And the windows are open

Life Is GOOD!