Joan had her third hip replacement surgery on March 23 and I have been the nurse/cook/houskeeper since then. Amy arrived for a week's stay so I slipped out to the farm on Saturday to check on things. It was supposed to be a nice day - sunny and high in the 70's - but it didn't turn out that way. I got one spin around the property on an atv and then the thunderstorms started. That pretty much negated my list of chores for the day. Spring green-up is just starting. The redbuds and dogwoods have not started to bloom yet.
There are a few daffodils blooming around the target stand.
This is the clover below the pond. It's looking really good. When I was out a couple of weeks ago, I sprayed for grass control. I was hoping to spray for broadleaf weed control today but the thunderstorms interupted that plan.
The pond was already muddy and completely full before the latest storms.
The clover at the barn stand is pretty good but a little bit spotty.
The deer have about completed the process of molting their winter (grey) coats. Now they have that orangish-brown look. I found clumps of the grey hair on the ground all over the place.
After the storms, I went for a walk in the woods. There is alot of erosion on the trails and plently of downed trees and branches. It happens every Spring. Cleanup will take some time and I'm not sure when I'll get around to it. Lots of evidence of high winds over the last couple weeks. The clocks in the barn were about 10 hours behind so there must have been a few power outages.
I thought that this rotten log was interesting. I'm not sure who has been digging in the soft wood looking for bugs - could it be the turkeys?
This is one of the cherry trees - it's showing a few blooms. One of the trees looks to be on its last legs. The other one is better but not great. Grandpa will be disappointed if we don't have some pie cherries this year.
The pear tree was in full bloom and looks healthy.
That's the sick-looking cherry in the foreground and the apples in the background. I don't think that the apples have bloomed yet but they are all looking healthy.
There were lots of branches down off of these pines in front of the barn. This picture doesn't quite do it justice.
Flowering crabapple tree getting close to blooming.
Checking mineral licks and cameras before the storm.
Setting up a mineral lick during the last visit (before the surgery).
This is an ornamental pear tree (Bradford I think) outside the dining room window.
Spring turkey season opens a week from Monday (4/18). Normally the redbuds and dogwoods are in bloom then.
There was some interesting stuff on the trailcams and I'll start a separate post for them.
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