March 22, 2009
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Here are some photos from today ... we took a drive down into the Boxley Valley in Newton County, a beautiful spring day. Then came home and worked in our yard for a few hours. It's taken a lot of work to get it all cleaned up after the ice storm. We're making progress, and are so excited about our first springtime at Squirrels' Leap!
Would somebody please open this gate for me ?
The Rocky Mountain elk were imported into the Ozarks back in the 80s, trying to re-establish an elk population. The native elk were all gone from our old hills. The experiment has worked almost too well .... the farmers complain the elk eat their crops, and in certain places, the highway is often lined with cars, sightseers and photographers stopping to see the elk, which in some spots are getting as tame as cows, they're so used to people stopping to look at them all the time!
I loved the way the forsythia looked against this abandoned old store in Deer, Arkansas...
Back at Squirrels' Leap ...
January 28, 2009 ...
Doyle has almost finished rebuilding the pergola, which we will paint white, and plan to plant a climbing yellow (or maybe pink) rose on....there's a big old wisteria vine on the right front side, which we may let grow as long as it doesn't try to take over the new roof! There's already some hostas and native fern along under the pergola, which I'm adding to. Can't wait to have a pretty shade bed going there by the door we go in and out of ...and picture walking under an arbor of roses!
Ruby (Doyle's mom who lives with us) enjoyed sitting outside this afternoon while we were working in the yard .. she even pulled some weeds for us on pretty afternoons earlier this week, as she sat in her chair.
I planted some azaleas that are already budding out! Hope they'll do well here in the Ozarks...this Mississippi girl longs for azaleas in her yard!
Doyle tilled us a vegetable garden spot ...
Are you enjoying the early springtime where you live? Have you planted anything yet?
Comments (7)
That is a nice, long veggie garden! I'm envious. My dirt isn't fit for anything, apparently, except sweet potatoes. So said one of my son's biology testing experiments in high school. But I do have herbs that are coming back nicely from last year.
I like your ramble's photos. You and the ramshackle buildings! I wonder what that says about you. I'm thinking there's deep philosophical waters flowing under this.
I enjoyed your post. It's a little too cold to be working outside here in Pennsylvania. The forsythia are still in the bud stage. Have a great week.
We just returned home to IL after one week at Ozark Bluff Dwellers cabins! I believe we found out about them from you, and I say "Thank You!" The week was just lovely, scenery beautiful and the quiet was the best! We hiked at Lost Valley and on the cabin property, visited two caves, took some long winding drives, enjoyed eating in Jasper and meeting some locals...and all that fresh mountain air! It was a perfect vacation! Thanks! We are going back.
The only thing about leaving the forsythia there if it is close to the house.....they do draw termites. We have ours well away from the house and out along the rail fence.
Celia, go read Ann Hamilton's latest xanga post. It's long, but well-written and worth reading.
Yes - Spring has definitely got going here, too... the forsythia already has that mix of yellow flowers and green leaves. I love it because it's so easy to grow cuttings even I can manage it!
I love the elk
We don't have any of them, I think!
I searched for Celia DeWoody on Facebook and it said they could find no such person. Will you please search for Linda M Gilbow and add me as a friend so I can find you on Facebook? Thank you!