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We got our taxes done enough to file. I guess even that little bit is an accomplishment. We didn’t manage to properly winterize the yard and then when spring came around it was difficult to catch up. We were making progress but too slowly. So we finally decided to get some help and get caught […]

We are getting around and things are starting to feel a lot more normal, postCOVID. We are staying busy. There is gardening to do. We are also socializing in small groups. And we are getting out of the house. Bedrock Gardens We took an outing to visit Cyrus’ birthplace, Bedrock Gardens. I spent more time

Spring is in full force here. The fruit trees are in full bloom and it is just a really pretty time of year. Blooms Home on the Bay Every morning when I walk the dog, I check to see if the dock is in. Guess what I saw? Dock It sure looks like the dock

This was the month of the ‘Orange Moon’. We got out to enjoy the view when wed took Benji for his bedtime walk. We are getting out of the house more. We even had a small party with six vaccinated people total. I hope we are done with April’s weather surprises. So without further ado………….

It snowed again today and we had a frost last night. Well I hope I am not spamming you. This is the fourth blog of April and there will likely be a fifth, Maybe that calls for a fifth. We are getting out more and walking the shore. We have seen the work boat and

Ha! Ha! You must be joking, April snow? But I guess the joke is on me. Story time: April 8-10,1973 was the worst Iowa blizzard on record. I was at Iowa State University in Ames Iowa. It was sooo windy, you couldn’t stand up and they had to shut down the University. There were nineteen

We seem to be well into spring, it even got into the seventies today. Our daffies are blooming like crazy. We have started taking the shore walk for Benji’s noon walk and bringing a camera along. Benji seems to really enjoy it. We are looking forward to getting out on the water once the dock

The weather has just been playing with us. We got snow as an April Fools Day joke. I wasn’t laughing as I had to walk the dog in that sleety weather. Mother nature might play games with us but there are plenty of other signs of hope. The grass is greening up, there is birdsong

It is almost April and it really is beginning to feel like Spring might come after all. I put the dog’s warm winter coat into storage and he will get groomed on Tuesday. It is getting warmer and the sun is up longer. The daffodils are peeking up out of the ground and the grass

I had no plans to do a blog and was looking forward to some down time. I was shooting a few pictures here and there but not necessarily planning a blog. Then the storms that blew across the midwest went through here. It was quite blustery but not really a classic Nor’Easter and didn’t even