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Our Little Patch of Woods in Downeast Maine

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Jun 19, 2015

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Hannah and I had a great week with Dad in PA even Hannah and I had a great week with Dad in PA even though I was sick during much of it. ☹️ Oh, it’s happy to be home!
On the road at 5:30 AM, heading to Pennsylvania to On the road at 5:30 AM, heading to Pennsylvania to spend a week with my dad. I’ll be picking up Hannah along the way for this road trip! The shop will be closed while I’m gone. I didn’t get advanced notice up, but I should be back in a week from Thursday.
Bug season in Maine. I put the porch screens up la Bug season in Maine. I put the porch screens up last weekend and it looks like the timing was spot on.
My Mother’s Day gift from Paul - two cattle panels My Mother’s Day gift from Paul - two cattle panels installed and ready for pumpkins and other climbers. 😊
I have a little chickadee, making a home in the bi I have a little chickadee, making a home in the birdhouse hanging in my oak tree (far left in pic). I hung this solar lantern that no longer works (it used to be Mom’s) filled with scraps of wool from a rug hooking class. I’m hoping the birds will take bits and pieces to line their nests. It feels so hopeful. 😊
I couldn’t be more excited about this visitor! I s I couldn’t be more excited about this visitor! I spot cardinals in our yard every couple of years. They make me think of my Mom, who gravitated to the flashy. ❤️
The female hummers have arrived a week after the b The female hummers have arrived a week after the boys. One of the best signs of spring.
I’m so happy I planted these grape hyacinths last I’m so happy I planted these grape hyacinths last fall. The 🐝 love them! And the colors are stupendous.🪻
Gidget telling me that my tablet is in her lap spo Gidget telling me that my tablet is in her lap spot. There is space, but she doesn’t want to have to sit too close to Murphee. 😂
Wahoo! The boys are back! #mainehummingbirds Wahoo! The boys are back! #mainehummingbirds
In the yard this morning. ❤️☀️ In the yard this morning. ❤️☀️
Hope on a dreary, rainy day. Cosmos, zinnia, Afric Hope on a dreary, rainy day. Cosmos, zinnia, African daisy, blood flower, verbena, calendula, basil, lavender, parsley, mouse melon, and jalapeño!
Work from home Wednesday. A good day to snuggle up Work from home Wednesday. A good day to snuggle up on the sofa with my computer. And the pups who are deer watching today.
This may be the last bit of sun we see until next This may be the last bit of sun we see until next week. It’s a chilly rainy forecast coming our way.
This afternoon I made some finials for my garden o This afternoon I made some finials for my garden obelisks. I’m lucky that Paul has all the tools. I had a stash of 2 x 2 wood lengths, the perfect size, left over from another project. I drew a very basic design and borrowed his bandsaw and belt sander for the project. They’re a little rough, but they make the obelisks look complete.
My project for the day was making these obelisks f My project for the day was making these obelisks for some climbers. Being somewhat geometrically challenged, I’m happy they’re  together and are standing. Finials for the type will finished them off.
I’ve come a long way in the few decent days we’ve I’ve come a long way in the few decent days we’ve had over the last two weeks. A fifth new raised bed installed and filled. The soil from last year’s pots emptied, sifted, enhanced with compost, and back into pots. More than a dozen bags of soil and compost moved around. A gutter fixed after the snow ripped it off this winter and the rain barrels full again. Grass seed planted in the rough spot of the yard. A sad looking wood obelisk created. The next two should be smoother now that I know what I’m doing. All in all, I’m feeling accomplished with a body that feels a little achy-breaky tonight.
What spectacular pups. ❤️ What spectacular pups. ❤️
The first daffodil. Picked yesterday before the te The first daffodil. Picked yesterday before the temperature hit 19° early this morning. Spring is coming. Spring is coming.
Yesterday was a stellar spring day Downeast. I spo Yesterday was a stellar spring day Downeast. I spotted these picture-perfect Canada geese poised on a rock a ways off the shore. I wandered over to some rocks to sit, watch them, and just take in the day. I chose the wrong spot. Mr. Goose took offense to my presence and launched off the rock and flew straight at me.  All I could see was this beak and flapping wings barreling at me. I leaned back and tossed my foot into the air to ward it off. He landed a few feet to my left and hissed. Heart racing, I took that moment to move on and leave them in peace.
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