UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Remember in the last posting, the mulch guy couldn't get it up? (Up the hill, I mean.) So this week we had to shuttle the tons in to bins and man it up by vanning it up. Pat was on the bottom, I was on top. (Of the hill, I mean.) And there were other events that could be grouped under "Unfinished Business".

The spring wave of bird arrivals was completed with the vivid Baltimore Orioles (female in photo) showing up. The local Blue Jays are having a better season than the Toronto kind. The bear is still tearing up stuff, like this window screen, looking for food. The last bulbs to bloom are this hybrid tulip that grows on clusters ---- a bouquet in every bulb! The local ferry finally went to its seasonal dock, but has to limit it's load due to low water levels. Pat took her springtime rubber-romp in the pond to scoop sludge (getting rid of the algae is still unfinished). I've been undoing part of the deck --- the structure is now unfinished.

Lilacs are late to blossom up here but should be finished this week. Hula hoops make good corrals for floating plants. Squirrels are comical as they hang upside down to munch sunflower seeds. There, now today's blog is ---- that's right --- finished!