We had a frost this morning, but after the sun warmed thing up, Ed and I decided to go to work on the bed down by the road. We loaded up the tractor cart with all the tools we thought we might need. It is a somewhat long walk back up the lane to the house from here. Up by the house the garden is dust dry. Here with the different soil there is still some moisture. We worked at weeding and cleaning up the Siberian iris. Ed transplanted some King Alfred daffodils. There were lots of dandelions to dig out. While I love to see a field of dandelions instead of a pristine grass lawn, I hate to have them growing in my flower beds. It's a good thing successfully digging them out taproot intact brings such a joyful feeling of conquest. Ed and I had a great morning working together!
You can see that we have bluebird boxes located here. Just the other day I took a peek to check on the residents of the bird house. Sometimes I feel a little guilty about disturbing our house guests, but this time I was so glad I did. The box contained a dead tree swallow. Ed removed it for me and as you can see the tree swallows are back. They let me get very close to take a picture. I was pleased since I have often watched these birds attack the neighbor's cat. They are not afraid to buzz people either, but they paid little attention to us today. The second box is empty. The bluebirds seem to have moved on. It is their usual pattern. The insects that they need to feed their babies are scarce when we don't get much rain. Last year when the drought period ended they came back. Perhaps this year will be the same!
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