Joe and Dogs Waiting for a Ride Can't believe its the last day of April. Another month - well two actually - and the year will be half over. We're having about 4 or 5 days in a row at 70 degrees, then by the weekend the forecast is for possible rain/snow. Its still been very dry here. We just get clouds and wind. When we got that last skiff of snow it was gone and dry in a few days. It's pretty windy.
Its getting time to be working in the yard, although still early to plant anything. I want to transplant/move a lot of things this year. I think my beautiful crab apple tree is dead, that long cold spell must have killed it. It bloomed so beautifully last spring, but I don't see any buds so far. I'll just leave it sit there. I don't know why but the cats have scratched on the bark ever since I got it. That would be enough to kill it. I've looked for something suitable to wrap the bark with and the stores here don't have such a thing.
Today I saw the first bluebird here, and it seemed to be looking for a place to nest. I also saw the hawk on its nest down in the tree on the ditch. I thought they had abandoned it, but no they are there. Also there were bluebells, buttercups and phlox, the first wildflowers to bloom in spring. The aspens up in Muddy Canyon have a tinge of green, just leafing out this morning. But the cottonwoods in back are just dropping their catkins, and the leaf buds only barely unfurling. The fields are beginning to look more green. Rain would be good.
Betty and Nancy arrive tomorrow afternoon. I'm sure looking forward to our time together. Today I'll finish up housecleaning and get the windows washed inside. The faucet outside isn't turned on yet because of the freezing nights, so I won't wash them outside. That doesn't really make me unhappy. Anyway Betty wanted to see the big imprint of a bird that flew into the kitchen window - a feathered silhouette complete with eye and beak that shines in the sunrise. Its rather sad, but the bird must have been alright as I never found a body.
Lois called this morning and said the small weekly group of our artists is getting together at her house tomorrow with lunch at the Senior Center, but I told her I'd have to take a rain check.
I finally got the WAOW master level structure document finished through our committee comments and sent it off to ask Kendra to proofread it, just because she is very astute with written things. If it's got problems she will see it and if it will get past her without a lot of changes or even if she finds things that need correcting, that will be a lot better for when it goes out to the whole board. I want it to be as close to finished as possible.
Joe is walking our ditch this morning, between our front gate and the headgate over on the hill at Norm's. I'm to pick him up there at 10:30. He will make sure as he walks that the ditch is clean, taking out any brush that will stop the flow and overflow the bank causing a washout. He and the dogs should be properly worn out when they get back home. Its a good day for a walk.
