tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22994217.post2069777283639160539..comments2009-04-28T14:17:34.826-07:00Jim Cobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178899339154525170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22994217.post-44324122285218613302009-04-28T13:35:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:35:00.000-07:00What kind of soil do you have up there? Our soil seems pretty nutritious but poorly draining. And acidic... One thing we don't have to worry about here is rain - we had a bit of a drought the first few months of this year, but it caught up to us with a vengence the past two weeks. We've had about 15 inches in that time, with more expected soon...<br /><br />PEACEBilly Bob Bambino Bombabious Baby the Thirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11633230596338027813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22994217.post-40803271952778963902009-04-28T08:16:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:16:00.000-07:00I love this time of year, I just wish it came to us about a month sooner! I have many green things coming up, and even some of the johhny jump ups have bloomed. Last night Ellie very thoughtfully picked all the blooms off as a gift for me! <br /><br />We are ordering the tree that I have wanted for so long - weeping white spruce. We are getting the tiniest thing, I hope it makes it in our terrible soil (excavated maybe 20 feet)- we can't afford to buy a bigger tree and take a chance of it dying (a 3 foot tree is $200 - 5 foot around $500, and it just goes up from there!)<br /><br />We have also had so many birds return, it is amazing. I see beautiful swans, blue herons, egrets and we have a resident pheasant family on our back hill. Life seems pretty good when there is so much of it around you!Sarah Cobabe Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474285617334144834noreply@blogger.com