Forget Spring-how about a quick blast of summer?! Record highs in the upper 70's yesterday...felt kinda weird, but I'll take it! When I got home, new growth was everywhere...bulbs, "Surprise Lily" (my mom calls them naked ladies, cuz' the blooms come up "naked" without the foliage)...even this potted Leatherwood fern is awake. I was tempted to uncover more garden areas out in the yard, but I know we'll get more cold weather...so I tried burning some brush instead.

I love campfires...reminds me of childhood camping trips. Ever have the smoke seem to "follow" you around the fire pit, no matter where you sit...then some comedian pipes up, "You know, the smoke always follows the asshole"....um...right.....too wet to burn I guess. Oh well, the sunset was nice!

All good things must come to an end...I'm afraid it's time to shut down the tabletop oyster mushroom farm. My encouraging show of growth the other day has taken a fairly yucky turn. Open up to see what's going on...the water's yucky...the bag's all furry and beginning to fall apart. No more gnats, but it looks like there won't be any more mushrooms, either. In fact, it appears I now have something akin to an indoor swamp! Fabulous! Oh well, it's off to the composter with you!




First a layer of leaves...then the mushroom farm contents...a layer of snow....bye bye!

If you don't like the weather in Wisconsin, just wait a few minutes...at least that's what they say up here, and it's true. We had a "Winter Remix" on Monday, then yesterday-signs of life! (Or at least non-death.) Of course the moss is a "ringer", because it stays green always, but I'll take what I can get this time of year!

Okay, two more fuzzies...Bentley and Gizmo here will keep you distracted while I figure out this layout crap....be back soon....

We now bring you this intermission...here's a cute puppy to look at while I try to fix my template....I lost my !%#*! links....be back soon....