Life continues to be about working on the studio/shed, working in the yard, tending the ducks and walking Tux. I stay busy but still miss Tag and Hoop. Today I recalled Tag diving for sticks in the lake on Sauvie Island, something I'd completely forgotten. He was a delight in so many ways.
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| Fall red leaves on the blueberries |
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| Late blooming Bonica |
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| Bonica bud |
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| Even leaves are beautiful on Bonica |
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| Ducks in a row |
I cleared out the mess of bulbs and greenery growing in this front bed; replaced it with boxwood, for a short shrub (someday), and spring tulips. It looks pretty bare for now but what was there before was unruly.
These are three hemlocks to be planted. They were amazingly expensive, even with the 30% off sale.
Bob is very proud of his red jalapeno.
Here is Manzanita Corner, where the driveway splits into a circular drive. There are six or seven varieties of manzanita planted here, all very small, and some ceanothus. We probably won't live long enough to see them to maturity.
Here is the red garden on the east side of the house. I planted the peony roots last week. There are tiny figs on the tree!
This is on the south side of the circular drive, Pacific wax myrtle and strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) to screen the neighbor's house someday.
More trees to plant. These are the shore pines. They have to be spaced widely to avoid the root and drip zone of the black walnut on the outside of our fence (on the right). Walnuts produce a chemical that kills or stunts the growth of a lot of other plants and I don't want to lose these pines.
Ta da! Two walls of my fantastic studio are finished. Isn't it wonderful?
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| Inside view |
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| Outside view |
