It has been raining for two days, quite a phenomonon for this high desert country. I wonder what will happen to our cherries, and indeed to the cherries in western Oregon and Washington. I swear our grass is growing 2 inches a day. It makes wonderful compost, but we have two huge piles of it in our compost area. Val is mowing constantly, as we have a lot of lawn here.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
So much rain!
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
I love to create salads. Here is a good one:
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Pictures of our garden
My piano students love all the hiding places in our hard; you can get lost out there. The quail love the seedlings in our vegetable garden. I love the scent of the roses everywhere. Val loves to putter and feed all the stray cats (we have several come around) and maintain the bird feeders, which are out of reach of the cats. So it is a magical place.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
The Cecil Bruner rose is blooming in profusion right now. The yard is full of scented flowers and bright colors among the cool greens. We had some thunderstorms and rain last night. It has been a very cool spring and the vegetables are slow to start. The local cherry crop has been ruined, but my tree seems to be all right. Mine are Balaton cherries, a Ukranian variety from which I make juice and pies. The juice is to die for.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Gardening
It is the middle of May, and I am thick into gardening and preparing for my May recital. Funny thing about gardening in my family. Three of my sons, Joe (36), Chris (33), and Steve (32), all take after their Mom and Dad (Vern, who died in 1995) and love to garden. However, Nathan (40) doesn't know a tree from a bush or a flower from a weed. He will probably hire a gardener if he ever has a yard. But he loves books and has loved them since he was two years old. By the way, he is an English teacher.
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