Garden 2009, Put To Bed.

Twas the night before... no wait this is New Year's Eve.  Well not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse.   We had snow falling for much of the day.  The garden looks so pristine and white without a footprint in sight.  There's nothing like a blank slate to begin a new year.  It's one of the nice things about gardening in a cold climate.  The 2009 Stone Wall Garden has been put to bed.  Stone Wall Garden 2010 begins tomorrow.  There's nothing quite like a fresh clean start.

Happy New Year! Not being night owls Ed and I will also be put to bed, and spend the midnight hour dreaming not of sugar plums, but of next year's garden.  We are quite sure it will be the best ever!

Back To Winter

Our spring-like weather disappeared overnight.  I sat by the window this morning watching the snow fall.  With it comes icy roads, shoveling and plowing.  From the comfort of the living room, the scene is unbelievably beautiful.  As I sat drinking my coffee and staring out at the snow, a fox ran through the garden and up the hill into the trees.  Usually when we see a fox here he's moving slowly.  This fox ran with effortless speed and grace that was astounding.  I would hate to be a rabbit trying to escape such an animal, it would catch me for sure!  I've seen what I was pretty sure were fox tracks, but it was a thrill to catch even so short a glimpse of the animal.   He's so welcome here.  With all the rabbit tracks in the garden he can stop by for dinner every day if he wants.  He was too fast to get a look at his tail.  I don't know it it was white or black, but whether he's a red fox or a gray fox it's bunnies BEWARE!