Some of this and some of that

Finally got outside to check the yard and trees.  We had 2 ½ inches of rain during the past 24 hours.  It sure was good for the trees.  The tulip poplar buds are starting to open.  Four of the six Franklin trees have tiny green leaves.  The Chase tree looks great.  However, I didn’t see any growth on the golden raintree or hardy redbud.  The two azaleas we transplanted are looking great.  In fact, one of them has a couple of flowers.  The crepe myrtles are doing great as are the hydrangeas.  The lilies, dahlias, and marigolds also survived their planting. The iris have plenty of green leaves but no buds.  The snowball bush looks great.  I learned something about the snowball bush this year.  The buds are actually large green balls which turn white when they bloom.

I really need to mow the grass, but because it is so wet that will probably have to wait until Monday.   Since I can’t mow the grass I decided it was a good day to cut back the lantanas.  I also cut back the hummingbird bush.  Both of the lantanas and the hummingbird bush has plenty of new growth.  It looks like they all survived the winter.  I need to take a break now.  I still need to weed that area.  That will be next week.

Sunday we drove to a farm in Soperton, Georgia, which is about half way to Savannah.  Kevin drove us; us meaning Renea, me and Kevin.  Their friends Eddie and his wife, Lordes (sp?) joined us.  We met at Krispy Kreme for breakfast and then headed out.  We were on a mission.

The farm is owned by a lady named Beverly who Kevin and Eddie knew from work.  She used to make and sell concrete flower pots, birdbaths, etc.  She is going out of business and selling her stock.  This is why we were going there.  To spend money J I bought a very large birdbath and three rectangular flower containers.  Renea and Kevin bought several round flower containers and several square ones.  They are going to put them around the pool.  My birdbath will be placed in the back yard.  Not sure where I will be putting the rectangle containers.  I will take pictures when everything is in place.  They are still in Kevin’s trailer at this point because they are so heavy we need help lifting them.  Eddie and his wife also bought quite a few items.

Beverly is now going into goat farming.  She took us back to where the goats are so we could see them.  We thought they were cute.  She has two sires for her girls.  There were about half a dozen kids one week old.  We were permitted to hold the babies.  Anyway, she would go to the fence and call for Sampson (one of the sires) to bring the girls.  And, here they came.  The other sire is named Hercules.  They both had hair down in their eyes, horns and beards.  We really enjoyed our visit.

When we left we stopped at Longhorn Steakhouse for lunch.  They were packed!  However, the food was good.   By the time we arrived home we were all tired.  Didn’t do anything except relax.  Was a little tough staying awake until bedtime, but I was afraid to go to bed too early.  I wanted to be sure and sleep all night.

Had a little problem with Penny Sunday night.  She was so wound up when I got home, and I was so tired I wasn’t paying a lot of attention to her.  Anyway, I was sitting on the couch and she was on top of the television (one of her favorite spots).  All of a sudden she jumped up on the curtain rod above the window next to the television.  Down came Penny, the curtains, the curtain rod, and the hardware pulled out of the wall.  What a mess.  Of course, she took off running and hid.  I didn’t know if she was hurt, and she wouldn’t let me check her.  Finally, she came out of hiding.  I coaxed her with treats.  I got her to come up on the couch next to me so I could check her.  She seemed to be okay.  She is her normal self this morning.  Of course, now I have some work to do fixing the wall and curtains.