It's Raining Outside ..
Yet again the weather is wet and dreary... The weather in our area has been unseasonably wet and cool. We typically are in the 70s by this time of year. We have had more wet cool weather than many of the years past, and it's been bittersweet. Although I like sunnier, warmer weather, so I'm not so miserable and depressed, it does allow us to get some things accomplished otherwise it would be too hot get done.
Between the rain showers and bitter winds .. We've made the best of the situation and been working outdoors in our landscape and garden. One big tour off my to do list has been moving a grass clipping/compost pile that's been accumulating for the last several years. It was my intention to move this rather large and ugly pile to the back of the yard. I ended up spreading most of it over the garden and placing the rest along the fence line at the back of the property. it took me several days to do this but it's done!
As far as future plans for this area go, I was talking with my wife and I think we decided to possibly plant a row of grape vines here. The project shouldn't require much other than purchasing approximately four posts, maybe three, some cable and of course the grapevine. This area is known for growing grapes and has recently seen a comeback in grape production and vineyards over the last several decades. The Sandy loam soil boats well to grape vines that are resistant to nematodes. Will pick something up that will work for our area and see what happens. I'm not looking to get into the grape production industry, but rather just have some vines that we can enjoy looking at. I think they would make a nice backdrop to our garden.
The First Garden Crops ..
Speaking of the garden .. Like I said the weather hasn't been conducive for outdoor activity and planting. We did manage to pick out some early crops Such as lettuce, beets, green bell peppers, and tomatoes. This week I'm looking to add squash, zucchini, string beans, and maybe some sort of melon like cantaloupe.
I also have a sweet Vidalia onion that started to sprout on my countertop. Maybe I'll throw that in somewhere and see what happens with it.
Damn Crows!
Damn Crows got into the garden the other day and we're pecking at my bell peppers. What the heck! Damn birds guess it's time to hire scarecrow.
Elsewhere in the yard
Mulch and edging needed done this year.. I've been so busy with work and other projects that I figured I would be running out of time, so I hired somebody to do it. It sort of hurts since I'm used to doing all of the yardwork, but this time I felt pretty good letting somebody else do the heavy lifting. They ripped out the old edging, cleaned the beds up, placed 5 yards of root mulch, and it only took them 6 hours. It would have taken me all day and part of another. I'm happy with the results and I'm glad I decided to let somebody else handle it this year.
Before you say anything about the green on the house and roof, we have a company coming next week to power wash the house and treat the roof to kill the moss.
Irises are in bloom!!! smile smile
We also had a friend move a large pile of dirt .. To back of the yard to fill in a low spot, as well as place some of it along a new walkway. I've been taking some time creating a couple of new beds in that area. It'll look awesome when its all done. We will be picking up some additional plants this week or next to fill in the new bed.
Before and After .. Dirt Pile GONE!
Some of the dirt went here to create new bed along the walk
After spending 4 hours spreading the dirt
Created a new small bed at the end of the walk for some balance
And the rest of the pile filled in a large low spot at the back of the yard
Help Isn't Always A Bad Thing ..
Having help definitely freed up a lot of time. Now we can focus on getting the new plants installed, rock ordered and installed, house power washed, carpet installed ... ETC ...
Then the best part of all…
Enjoying the space this summer!
I'm looking forward to that.
How About Those SILVER Prices???
It's about time we had a breakout! I wonder if it will pull back next week. I am thinking that the way we broke through the $30.00 mark, it may be only upwards from here. The dips never last long enough for me to accumulate enough to reach my goals. Oh well.. That's why they call it DCA - Dollar Cost Averaging. As long as you have your goals, and slowly add to your stack, you'll always be ahead of the game.
Will we ever see silver below $30 again?
I am ready to buy the next dip..
Whenever that happens again. (big smile on my face!)
Speaking of which, I still need to write a post covering a few more Silver Peace Dollars I picked up.. Soon I think.
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