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First Morel!

May 17, 2020 Elizabeth

Found my first morel of the season on my morning walkabout. I can't eat them anymore but I still can't stop looking for them. I'll never find one without thinking about my Dad. He would have been thrilled to hear of my find today. Miss you, Dad. … [Read more...]

Landscaping, Spring Morel Mushroom

Duke with the frisbee

May 7, 2020 Elizabeth

Last night, Steve picked up a gift from the "yard fairies" (ie trash that comes up from the earth due to previous owners keeping so much trash here). It was a glow in the dark frisbee batdisc lid from McDonalds during the 1992 Batman Returns debut! Yes, it still glows in the … [Read more...]

Dogs, Landscaping backyard, Duke

2018 Tree Work & Other Snaps

December 30, 2018 Elizabeth

Realized we never shared any of the tree work we did this past year. We had the trees in the backyard cleaned up. The Poplar trees were removed and the ash trees that had suffered Emerald Ash Borer disease. Luckily, the walnut tree is able to be salvaged and the tree guy thinks … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Blogging, Landscaping, Toads, Wild Turkey American Toad, Bufo americanus, Trees-R-Us, Wild Turkey

2017 Wrap Up

December 30, 2017 Elizabeth

Here's some snaps from 2017 that we haven't shared here before! We had some unique visitors last summer! … [Read more...]

Blogging, Insects, Landscaping, Summer, Toads American Toad, Bufo americanus, Flowers, Insects, Praying Mantis, Toads

Emerald Ash Borer

May 10, 2014 Elizabeth

Spring is officially here. Temps were in the seventies this week and Chip's allergies are in full swing. We've been watching our trees and it seems our ash tree has succumbed to emerald Ash borers and has died. Here's a pic of the tell tale sign of the larvae. Here's a … [Read more...]

Dogs, Landscaping, Spring Dogs, Insects, Trees

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