We brought the wood for the garage home to dry. The boards are stacked in layers two high with sticker boards between the layers to allow air circulation. A few weeks, maybe a month, and it will be ready to stain and hang. The big tank in the photo holds heating oil. A gas line is going in this summer but we don't plan to hook up to it.
Plants are showing signs of life after last night's gentle rainfall, however the Mayday tree, which is normally an early grower, is not in any hurry to do anything. It looks like I've lost two roses, a climber and a yellow one. I'm hoping they are just slow coming in and won't pull them yet. The roses eaten by rabbits were badly damaged but now growing nicely. Even the darling weeping spruce stripped of branches by moose this winter is putting out new chartreuse tips on the few branches that remain. I don't know if this tree will ever regain its lost beauty but I don't have the heart to rip it out without giving it a chance. The trollius is beginning to bloom and, a most pleasant surprise, the mini bleeding heart has put out a few sprays of tiny pink flowers. I say surprise because it looks too delicate to survive these winters. Everything I weeded out last year is back and days are growing longer.
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| Wood for board and batten siding |
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| Weather forecast. Need I say anything? |
