April 15th and the "S" Word

SNOW?

 

Thursday 4/15 The "S" Word, it was bound to happen, not that we wanted it mind you, I'm already in full spring mode.  They're predicting 4-10", then late last night we got an inch or two.

Friday 4/16 morning still just raining. Awesome.  Then at 7:30 it turned to a heavy snow. By Saturday morning all but a few remnants remain of the snow!

The rain we got yesterday and today has really greened everything up, the fields, the lawn, like it all got heavily fertilized green.

Hannah's off to the vet this evening, she doesn't do well at the vet hyperventilates herself we'll have to see how she does.  This'll be Zebs first time alone in the house without her, we'll crate him just in case.

This is what remains of the crate, Zeb escaped easily, he's quite the Houdini when he's crated, we won't do this again.  This crate has seen it's last use...

Tomatoes are doing well, a bit leggy

Peppers

Swiss Chard

Seems that the neighbor on the hill across from us moved out, and we saw Tony's house is for sale too. so that's both our neighbors across the street in a week.  House prices are crazy right now. Tony's house is selling for $326,000 Crazy, it's a New Englander similar to ours.

Put down grass seed Saturday, the snow is all gone now, the dogs have tore up the lawn all around the house, the cars we drive up in the front during mud season don't help either. It's a spring ritual now.

Went to Wally World in Hooksett on Saturday afternoon, lot of the shelves are empty, nobody was filling them, supply chain issues most likely.

Saturday evening I found a new channel (to me) the H&I Network Heroes and Icons showing old military TV shows, "Combat", "The Rat Patrol", and "12 o'clock high"... Awesome! The Rat Patrol was one of my favorites growing up. The WIKI says; Rat Patrol was an American action and adventure television series that aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968.

Sunday we worked on filling ruts in the driveway and are the plow dug up. Getting all the yard hose sprayers replaced, and configured, and took a chipmunk in a Havahart trap I set with Peanut Butter (baited with Skippy Super Chunk) for a 2 mile drive... I read you need to take them 2 miles or they'll find there way back. I'm not taking any chances..., we take the trap and put it into a green trash bag, one to keep the animal calm in the dark bag, and two fleas are always a concern.

Daffs need to be pulled apart, probably to late this year

Dad's Plum is ready to POP!

Weeping Cherry has just started blooming

 

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