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Saturday Updatia
Apr. 15th, 2006 08:07 pmFinished putting the mulch around the foundation plantings. 3 wheelbarrows full. Rachel did a superb job raking up the left-behinds, and I managed 3 more wheelbarrows of that - it had a lot of leaves and other junk mixed in so that it was still usable but not quite as purty. I used that stuff to improve mulching around the gingko, katsura, wisteria, and Parrotia persica.
Set up the hammock. Got a spin in it later in the day, watching three bats zip and zap through the sky, reducing the mosquito and/or gnat population. Earlier in the day, Deb saw a red bellied woodpecker, a red tailed hawk (pursued by a couple of crows,) and we both saw an unidentified, uncooperative raptor of large size - once noticed, it proceeded to circle both higher and further away. I heard our local falconish looking thing - also a bit less than helpful, with only one sighting, and no positive ID made - so they're still around, hopefully still living on the back edge of our yard.
Put down the Spring Lawns Alive! - a 40 pound bag gave coverage over the front lawn, as well as a half-coverage around the heaths and heathers in the meadow. The quality of the soil is really improving - this is only the second round of spring and I've done two rounds of the fall fertilizer, and we've gone from really excellent soil to pure rocks and light tan crap (applied and compacted by the developer) back to worm-ridden, deep, dark soil. Well, almost back. Certainly much improved, easier to work, and so forth.
Grilled dinner tonight: roasted chipotle & pineapple grilled chicken with grilled aspassagus (as Rachel called it in her toddler days) and cheddar broccoli rice. Excellent stuff. I only picked up one of the Frontera sauces to try it. Wish I got a whole case. Great flavor, perfect amount of heat (I'm not one for raw flames, I put a higher priority on taste.)
Walked up and down the street with Brandon a bunch of times - attempting to keep up with the little guy. His legs are shorter than my feet, and I lag behind, oy! Rachel spent a lot of time scootering around the cul de sac and zipping down to the bus stop and back - she took one spill, got right back up, and still spent the next hour riding around.
Set up the hammock. Got a spin in it later in the day, watching three bats zip and zap through the sky, reducing the mosquito and/or gnat population. Earlier in the day, Deb saw a red bellied woodpecker, a red tailed hawk (pursued by a couple of crows,) and we both saw an unidentified, uncooperative raptor of large size - once noticed, it proceeded to circle both higher and further away. I heard our local falconish looking thing - also a bit less than helpful, with only one sighting, and no positive ID made - so they're still around, hopefully still living on the back edge of our yard.
Put down the Spring Lawns Alive! - a 40 pound bag gave coverage over the front lawn, as well as a half-coverage around the heaths and heathers in the meadow. The quality of the soil is really improving - this is only the second round of spring and I've done two rounds of the fall fertilizer, and we've gone from really excellent soil to pure rocks and light tan crap (applied and compacted by the developer) back to worm-ridden, deep, dark soil. Well, almost back. Certainly much improved, easier to work, and so forth.
Grilled dinner tonight: roasted chipotle & pineapple grilled chicken with grilled aspassagus (as Rachel called it in her toddler days) and cheddar broccoli rice. Excellent stuff. I only picked up one of the Frontera sauces to try it. Wish I got a whole case. Great flavor, perfect amount of heat (I'm not one for raw flames, I put a higher priority on taste.)
Walked up and down the street with Brandon a bunch of times - attempting to keep up with the little guy. His legs are shorter than my feet, and I lag behind, oy! Rachel spent a lot of time scootering around the cul de sac and zipping down to the bus stop and back - she took one spill, got right back up, and still spent the next hour riding around.
