Monday, May 18, 2015

Today at Iten's Acres: Musings May 18, 2015

Got the lawn mower fixed. Had to mow the back. I usually call that joy Feeding the Swallows. Alas, no swallows joined me today though Dennis says they are back. They probably couldn't see me the grass was so high. Mowing the Jungle would have been apropos to today.
Cat birds are back. Love the catbirds. I should put up the hummingbird feeder. Wonder if the Baltimore Oriole will show up this year again. Will be his third visit if he does. What a beauty!
First mass gathering of the goldfish in the pond. And I do mean mass. Up until today, barely a sign. Today, the pond is orange.
Blooming this spring is strange. Some things early. The iris--not much going on. Tears. Though a new one bloomed today in the bed put up in Mom's memory. Two things way early!!!!! As in "You've got to be kidding me early." Spiderwort that usually doesn't bloom until mid-June--blooming. A Japanese iris that has never bloomed until the very end of July. Blooming. Stokes asters and coneflowers--July bloomers--buds already. Did I sleep for a couple of months and miss everything? No, that can't be true--exams are next week. Love you seniors.
Sadly, it also seems to be the spring of the dead tree--seven or eight of my trees appear to have lost the battle with winter. How they survived the vortex of two winters ago and succumbed this winter--strange things going on at The Acres. Fits the owner, I imagine. Hey, you don't have to agree with me.
Have a lovely evening. I'm going for a walk.

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