There
is never enough time to do all the things that I would like to do here
at The Acres. And as I walk, the list grows. I did mow the back of the
property yesterday afternoon, added a couple new paths in the wild area,
still mowed the paths I intend to allow to return to wildness--I have
some flowers I want to put on those paths before I let them go; helping
out nature, so to speak. I also
"rearranged" one path to give some daffodils and wild hyacinth some
safety from a concentration lapse by the chubby old mower later in the
summer. Oh, the wild strawberries are here! The robins will be happy.
They have discovered that there's a little fruit in the food I throw out
for their winged confederates and have been joining the morning feed.
Now, they can get their own.
There have been several surprises so
far. One redbud finally bloomed so I'm hoping that the others will just
be late. The roses that I thought were vortexed are coming back. Perhaps
they will even bloom later on. At least, they have survived. Looks as
if there will be a nice (small) batch or two of trillium. The May apples
are are going to be a "bumper crop." As I mentioned yesterday, the
daffodils are at their peak--five hundred blooms at least. And such
colors and variety. Marvelous show. Where's Wordsworth when you need
him? The best news of the day? The iris that is usually the first to
bloom has a bud. But wait, there's even better news. While walking today
I came upon an iris in the wild area that will, no doubt, be blooming
by tomorrow or the next day. It's never bloomed before--the first real
surprise of 2014. It looks as if it will be some kind of yellow beauty.
At least, it has yellow in it. Hopefully, I will be able to show you a
picture next Saturday on This Week at Iten's Acres. Let's hope some
voracious creature doesn't stumble upon it.
All in all, The Acres
are on their way to a lovely 2014 parade. I will be doing a ton of
walking I assure you. And, as always, maybe even a little of the work
that needs to get done.
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