Thursday, May 25th Officially a Barn

Once the barn swallows move in, you know you've got a real barn.

Wednesday, May 24th Getting the Sweet Peas In

Tuesday, May 24th A New Bed for Ivy....oops, Clyde

Ivy has taken to sleeping under our bed, so  today I bought her a nice comfy fleece bed and put in under there for her.  A couple of hours later, this is who had claimed it:

Monday, May 23rd Lazy Morning at Camp

Scott, Emily and Don opened camp for the season over the weekend.  But Monday morning was cool and rainy, so this is what happened:

Sunday, May 21st Moving Up

The chicks are getting bigger, and have outgrown their brooder.  So they moved to larger quarters. They now have a room and a screened in porch.

Saturday, May 20th New Houses Progress

Mo's house gets insulated

Dale and Dave's House Gets Walls and a Roof

Friday, May 19th Working on Dandelion Honey

Thursday, May 18th Full Bloom

Wednesday, May 17th Ivy Likes Violets

Tuesday, May 16th When You are Making Scrambled Eggs and They Smile at You

Monday May 15th Taking a Swim in the Beaver Pond

Sunday, May 14th Happy Mother's Day!

Saturday, May 13th Ivy Has New Friend

and oh yea.....Emily and Scott have a new puppy named Reese.  She and Ivy are going to be BFF!

Friday, May 12th You Have to Give Her Credit....

When we weren't getting fresh air or heat into the car, Don suspected a mouse nest in the air filter.    He was wrong, it wasn't a mouse  nest, it was a red squirrel nest.

She had even gotten the Flamingo Lawn Ornament Santa Suit down from the loft of the garage to put in her nest.  Those babies had it mighty comfy!

Thursday, May 11th Color in the Woods

Wednesday, May 10th Remember that Couple Looking for a Nesting Spot in the Beaver Pond???/

They must have found one.  You can just see one of their several babies up on the shore.  They blend in well!

Tuesday May 9th Champagne Worthy

Dad is awarded Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the UNH School of Business, and the ceremony is streamed live on Facebook.  Congratulations Pop!!!!

Monday, May 8th If it's Monday, it might as well snow

Sunday May 7th Rain yesterday, rain today, snow tomorrow

Saturday, May 6th Not sure if it's the garbage, or the old boots

Friday, May 5th Cinco de Mayo and The Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ken's Pizza

Thursday, May 4th One Year Ago

Ivy came home with me from Maine

Wednesday, May 3rd

Tuesday, May 2nd Spring is Unfurling

Monday, May 1st May Day

Frittilaria make great earrings for May Day!

 

Sunday, April 30 Tomorrow is the First OFFICIAL Day of Retirement

so it was worth celebrating!

 

Saturday, April 29th Mast Improvements

Shannon took Don's mast, and engineered a tabernacle to allow the mast to be raised and lowered by one or two mates, under captain's supervision of course. Today they installed it and tested it out.  Success!

Friday, April 28th Little Flower in the Big Woods

Thursday, April 27th Look What's Next Up on the Menu

Wednesday, April 26th Charlie Brown Was Here

Tuesday, April 25th Summer Lion Cut

Clyde got his annual Lion Cut

But it's still a little too cold for him.....