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First Foothold in The Backyard

11 Mar 2012

We got a small, basic first effort in today.
I pulled some weeds, Mark mowed.
I weed whacked, and pruned some of the roses.
Salamanders abound.

This azalea was given to us by Inge and Gesa the day Ava was born! Chief saved it, brought it back to health, and now it’s here:

Here’s the plant when it was new (May 2003):

I have Much Much Much more to do in time for Easter.
On a positive note, the very beginnings of the Lilac blooms are just visible!

Easter Brunch (Easter Pt. II)

25 Apr 2011

The Sun came out!
We enjoyed the company of all these people – except, aren’t we missing somebody?
(click to enlarge)

Oh! He was hiding behind the couch, and thought he could get away with it! I was too amused to be mad…
(the first one is better.)

People brought such tasty food!

Here’s our Egg hunt. Lucy wore a different dress by accident. Oh well – at least she didn’t change into black jeans and a starwars t shirt.