So far this month we haven't had many of those April showers which the old saying refers to.
Some really lovely spring days though, and things are blooming!
Sitting in my TV watching recliner I can see my dogwood, full of blooms and lit up by the evening sun.
Iris are putting on a big display.
They aren't my favorite flower but they are dependable...and deer never seem to bother them.
Usually a freshly blooming peony will bring on heavy rains, leaving the blooms waterlogged and wilted.
Not this time, though.
Of course birds are building nests at this time of year. Unfortunately one pair of expectant parents have decided to build a nest behind a piece of loose flashing.
They keep flying back and forth bringing more and more nesting material. As they stuff more in the opening it makes the flashing pull away from the house even more.
I'll wait until the babies have flown from the nest and find someone to fasten the flashing back down. Someone with a tall ladder!
Our library has a reading challenge each spring. Read five books within the three month time frame and receive a coffee mug or a tote bag.
I chose a tote bag. Always handy and has a zipper top.
Here pictured with my tote bag are the reading selections for my two book clubs.
The non-fiction one, "Everything is Tuberculosis" is interesting. Information and history of the disease and different cures that were tried. Even though it is curable, it is still a problem in some parts of the world.
The book for my other club is "The Midnight Library". The main character, who is depressed and suicidal, is given a chance to temporarily experience lives in which she had made different choices.
That's something we have probably all wondered about on occasion.
Here is my report on the activities next door.
Removing more of the brush close to the property line. Still well on their side though.
Other than that it's been quiet over there.
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