Dear Husband invited me out for a walk today. This is the first one of the season. I was delighted to see that the honeysuckle has begun to leaf out, and it won’t be long before the forsythia bursts into bloom.
\nWe live in the Chicago suburbs, and it takes a while for the spring warmth to build up. Our average last frost date is May 15th, so we wait until then to plant tomatoes and basil, and the more tender plants.<\/p>\n
\nAs we neared home, I discovered that the chipmunks had harvested some of the crocus from the sidewalk at the garden, and had naturalized them through the shrubby area at the side of the path. Those surprise blooms are always a joy, even if it means that they’d been stolen.
\nWe saw a new squirrel’s nest in the outer branches of a tree that overhang the path. I’ll have to find a way to get my mother out onto the path, because she’d enjoy seeing the nest.
\nI noticed that some of the iris have heaved out of the ground over the winter. You can see some of the roots. Tomorrow morning I plan to add compost around them, to try to settle them in. I have a rose to prune back, too. There are two bales of straw that I want to spread over the fern bed, and around the bank of day lilies along the south side of the house. It’s supposed to be cool but sunny, and I’m looking forward to a morning outside.
\nThis week I need to shop for another pair of walking shoes. I have one pair I use for exercise, but I don’t want to track chat from the path onto the exercise floor. I’m going to try to find something that I can dedicate to outdoor walking. And, Dear Husband is going to pump up the tires on our bikes, so that we can ride on bad foot days.
\nI feel rather like a bear that has just woken up from a long winter’s hibernation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Husband invited me out for a walk today. This is the first one of the season. I was delighted to see that the honeysuckle has begun to leaf out, and it won’t be long before the forsythia bursts into … Continue reading