This Week at Iten's Acres: Three Days November 28, 2014

Three days at The Acres. Ahhhh. Actually, it has been a good week. Had "dinner" with one of my students from the past on Monday. Enjoyed the time immensely. Katie and her husband Mitch are presently in Canada. She and Joel Walton were classmates back in the days. Rabblerousers all in that crowd.
But the long weekend at The Acres is marvelous. Planted ten trees from the Arbor Day folks. Do that every year. Usually, half of them or more will make it and come to life in the spring. I, no doubt, will be Home before they grow to maturity--but I will add trees to the world every chance I get. This year it was redbuds, hawthorns, crab apples, and dogwood. All will one day bloom and provide food for the creatures at The Acres--whoever is walking them 15 years from now will be a nature lover even if they aren't. Sneaky, eh? Actually, of those four types of trees that I've planted in the past all of them usually do fairly well except maybe the dogwoods. I was surprised with the softness of the soil considering how cold it has been already. I also added a couple of iris to the place as well. Lowe's was practically giving them away so I rooted around in the pile until I found a couple that still had green on them. Worth the risk. Actually, this is a great time of year to plant seeds as well. Nature's way--the first snow knocks them to the ground and spring brings them to life. I've been throwing phlox, coneflower, sunflower, dianthus, snapdragon, morning glory seeds everywhere. I'll give you an update in May. Just call me Al the Seed Spreader--if only my name was Johnny.
I am also thinning out the flower beds and getting ready to put in a new bed for next spring as well. In reality I'm just moving one of the old beds that has become too overgrown. I will spend the spring, summer, and fall moving whatever blooms from the old to the new. The new will be raised some to hopefully help with keeping ahead of the weeds. Then in the fall, I'll re-do the old bed--raise it as well. That will be a goal for every year that the Lord allows me to stay here. So, let's see, if I live to be 90, I should have all the beds redone by then. Throw in the ten trees every year and a pot bunker or so--The Acres could be even more spectacular. Accepting applications now for future ownership.
Well, I need to getting ready for the plumber. The cave needs a little work as well. And I need to get out on the land for a walk and some work. I wish I could hire myself to work for me. And Brad's coming over for some duck tomorrow--I need to get the bird out of the freezer. You folks enjoy your holidays. Ignore Black Friday. My lovely students--don't worry about your homework until Sunday evening--if then. Love you all!