April 30, 2011

Across the road from us is a hayfield. Toward the back of it is a small, grass landing strip. I assume a very small plane could land there, but haven't seen that happen. However, every now and then, a small plane does buzz the strip, such as it did while I was snapping a photo of my husband and younger son mowing the front yard. If you look close, you can see a blue and white plane in the center of the photo. There is a remote control airplane club that flies planes back there. I keep wondering if they know that plane is coming and to ground their R/C planes, or if it is a surprise attack.

April 29, 2011

We were driving and saw the blimp. It appeared as though we were driving toward it, but we never got any closer than this. It must have been heading at an angle away from us.

April 28, 2011

The dandelions are back to take over the yard! Looking at it, I think I'm seeing more dandelion leaves than grass.

April 27, 2011

Daffodils are in full bloom. We even had a little bit of sunshine too.

April 26, 2011

Raindrops on my windshield.

April 25, 2011

Weeping cherry blossom.

April 24, 2011

Me: Why did you put an egg in the mud?
Father: So he can use his boots!
Yes, it's been a very wet year.

April 23, 2011

Time to color Easter eggs!

April 22, 2011

Today was Earth Day, Good Friday, and my husband's birthday. I went to Lowe's to buy him some trees, and the store was giving out these little pine trees. Good thing we have a place to plant them!

April 21, 2011

Our dog loves tennis balls. She loves fetch, but gets the ball quite slobbery.

April 20, 2011

The guinea pig likes this clover!

April 19, 2011

It's still raining.

April 18, 2011

I might have found a way to get the boys to haul wood with less whining- one uses the tractor and loads, the other unloads. (Cooperation isn't one of their strong points.)

April 17, 2011

April 16, 2011

My younger son had a picture in his school's K-6 art show at Kent State University.

April 15, 2011

Our growing stack of wood.

April 14, 2011

Daffodil

April 13, 2011

Planted some American Arborvitae. Several years from now, we might have a nice hedge here.

April 12, 2011

Rainbow that formed at sunset. It was not raining, so I was a little surprised to see this. I stitched two photos together to be able to get the whole rainbow.

April 11, 2011

The plants growing closest to the bricks tend to bloom earlier than the rest.

April 10, 2011

Rolling the yard, getting some bumps out while it's still damp and soft enough.

April 9, 2011

Splitting wood.

April 8, 2011

My old high school is up for sale.

April 7, 2011

My daughter and her trail-along bike. It hooks up to mine so she can keep up with us when we ride. The pedals work, so she is actually helping out (works really well for hills!).

April 6, 2011

Dandelions are starting to appear. The guinea pig appreciates that.

April 5, 2011

April 4, 2011

Crocus

April 3, 2011

Every time I planted parsley, it died over the winter. I assumed it was an annual that couldn't survive Ohio winters. Last spring, at a garage sale, a lady said the tiny sproutling parsley plant she was selling would last the winter. And here it is, alive and well after the worse winter we've had in years. I'm happy about that, now I need to find some basil that won't die.

April 2, 2011

Our natural gas is still out, so we switched the grill to propane. I have another way to cook!

April 1, 2011

If only they would want to help when they're old enough to actually BE help. My kitchen did get swept, but 5 minutes later they spilled enough stuff that it needed to be swept again.