Around The House

Ron and I went for a walk around the property. Here are some pics from the gorgeous day.

This is the view from the side of the house, down toward the pond. It's brown and ugly, now, but there are signs of life and of Spring.
First Redbuds of the season.
This is a creepy tree that swallowed another tree and killed it. In the summer, the creepy tree is full of green leaves, but the one it swallowed remains bare. If you listen closely at night, you can hear it screaming. Please also note the furry poison ivy vine crawling up the side. Fireside seating: Vintage lawn chair, and the cast-off Ikea chair with a split in it. Ron says the split is in the perfect place to pinch one's balls when one sits in the chair. I guess that chair is mine, then.


Ron's most current burn pile


Weeping Peach blossoms.



Our cat sitting among the hostas.



This is a shelf mushroom thing. My mom used to paint really cool scenes on these when I was a kid.



Violets




Ron is not bending this tree. This is a tree that got bent and now grows that way.



Down by the pond. Here is the sky reflected in the pond. The light is too strong to see the huge tadpoles in the water.


Here we are. Ron is smiling because it's the beginning of mowing season.