It is indeed, @shanibeer. Every year I swear that the next year I'm going to hire people to do the spring cleanup... and then the spring comes and all I want to do is be out in the garden working, so I

Thank you! I'm just hoping I can finally get the yard and garden in nice condition so that when I use the barbecue I can look out on a nicely tended garden.

I know, right? I think I'll keep him!

Oh yes, one must walk the yard and collect the fallen debris (and in our case, the special things the dog left behind) prior to bringing out the mower. Not only is that terrible teeth-grinding crunch when

Love the sisterhood!

That’s so great fro the kids to do active things from a young age! Looks like loads of fun.

You always take the most beautiful pictures, @joanstewart. I love the butterfly so much! I hope you are doing well.

That looks like so much fun! My kids have outgrown trips like that, and I miss it so much!

Definitely!

Sounds like a very productive (and coffee fueled) day!

Don’t forget wine! My dad actually made dandelion wine one time. If I remember correctly, it didn’t turn out too well!

That does indeed look like a busy day! Fun too. Don’t you wish sometimes that people could experience constant unbridled joy like dogs do? 😄

Really lovely photos. I love mountains! I grew up in Oregon, with a view of Mt. Hood out to the east. And I loved traveling to the Cascades. Now I live in Minnesota where we have no mountains at all. I

Yeah, I never actually see any roots running underground. That's why I don't deal with it. I assume they must be really deep, and I would have to dig up the entire garden to get to them! I remember the

Yes, my husband built that @agmoore. He waited until he trusted the kids to be safe climbing in and out, and by then it was a little late. But my oldest daughter lived to do her homework in there!

Oh yes. We get all the storms, @silvertop! Every type, including hail storms, lightning storms and tornadoes. We are only exempt from hurricanes!

That is hilarious, @preparedwombat. All these years you thought you were an outsider. Turns out you could have been using our leaf drop off even before you moved to town!

That's so true, @silvertop. I love that feeling of falling into bed completely exhausted from working around the house!

Oh my gosh, I know exactly what you mean, @elizabethbit. The weeds seem to have been plotting their attack over the winter! The thistles are the worst. It seems every year they grow in number even though

Oh yeah, one never wants to drink a bee! 😄