Yea, yea…the herbs go with my eyes…but…I notice there’s no catnip in there???
***Bob is not actually interested in catnip. My tuxedo cat, Gus (departed 8/14/2005) LOVED catnip…or more acurately, he went berserk over it and I think for him, it was a hallucinogen. Bob…no interest or reaction :)!
It does!!
The large hail brought down bits of the ends of branches – live bits with fresh sap. A LOT of live bits with fresh sap. The sun hit them today and suddenly it smells like Christmas :) !
It was just before 1:00 p.m., temperature about 74F – almost July and it smelled like Christmas walking down the driveway to get the mail.
Hey, Bob! Dontcha’ think it smells like Christmas??
What??? Oh, yeah…if you say so…it smells like Christmas.
That means it is time for my “long winter’s nap”…
And see, there is the moon. Lights out.
Well, it DOES smell like Christmas.
Morning sun…
…after a hard freeze! But I covered rhubarb and lily-of-the-valley and all look fine. It was 21F on the valley floor this morning, though and I dearly hope all things survived.
Bob and I started in coziness, in the sunroom, with the heat ON.
And sunshine!
Bob in the sunroom, Bear on Beardog Point. Coffee for me with my boys in view – perfect.
And by 5:00…more perfection as Bear and I enjoyed the late afternoon.
End of the week.
Bear and I got a nice walk and time outside this morning – in between rain showers. But it is gray and overcast, the air is heavy with the promise of more rain and it is a good day for napping.
As far as Bob is concerned, every day is a good day for napping! He has taken to spending a good part of his day in Wild Thing. It is warm, the accomodations are to his liking, he can survey the territory from the vantage point of a bit of height and there is no dog…
Elsewhere, the Lily-of-the-Valley grow – seemingly as I watch. Blooms next week maybe!
After 2 days in the 80’s…the 80’s!!! – in April!!!! – it cooled to the low 70’s today. But the hot weather spurred the growth of everything. The woods plants are leafed out. And the Lily-of-the-valley above – they were barely shoots a week ago.
This afternoon, after a morning of sunshine, the sky turned dark and thunder rumbled. No lightning close and the thunder was only a rumble, except for one loud clash.
Bear paid attention but he has not been disturbed by thunder or gunshots as Karl was.
And Bob… his food is in its place. All is right in his world :)!
A new bread got Sunday off to a delicious start. It is not a high moisture artisanal bread as I’ve been making, but nearly as easy. Although it does use yeast, there is no knead and rise cycle. Mix everything together, spoon it into a breadpan, let it rise for 30 minutes and bake. See Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks’ Easy little bread recipe … aptly named!
Outside, the sunny morning allowed the emerging larch needles to glow chartreuse against a deep blue sky.
Bear and I had a walk around the woods in the cool of the morning. (It got to 73F by afternoon – hot by Bear and my standards!)
And Bob shared the front porch with me as I finished my last cup of coffee.
Sunday morning.