That feeling when you’ve been cutting down volunteer/weed trees for a good 20 minutes, and THEN you see that there’s a vine climbing them. Crossing my fingers I’m not allergic to it.
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: May 2020
Mid-May always seems to be when the early bloomers have faded (hyacinth and daffodils, mostly), but the full-on Spring color hasn’t quite broken through.
These red single peonies are always the first peonies to bloom. 
I transplanted these camassia to this spot from their awkward placement in a different border a couple years ago. 
Here are the camassia with the peonies (which may get transplanted elsewhere this fall). 
This is one of the few Tulip Angelique that have survived for some three or four years.
In another two weeks, the double peonies and the Siberian irises and the roses will all be in bloom. By the next Bloom Day, many of those will also have faded, but others will come to take their place.
As always, many thanks to Carol of May Dreams Gardens for hosting Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day on the 15th of each month!
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: April 2020
Nope, that title is not a typo. I’m going to document last month before I get into this month.
It snowed on April 15 this year, which is not as unusual in northern Ohio as people seem to think. My birthday is April 22, so I tend to remember these things. I never count out the possibility of snow until after my birthday.
Luckily, no harm came to any blooms or foliage from the snow — nothing would have come up already that couldn’t handle a little cold.
Our First COVID-Season Outing!
This morning, Connor and I took a trip to the pediatrician for a well visit. It was the first time either of us had been out in public in the era of social distancing, so we donned our homemade cloth masks and forged ahead into the weirdness.
On one hand, it felt like a big deal, leaving the house for realsies for the first time since March. On the other hand, like Connor said: it’s just a doctor’s visit.
Once I return to working in the office next month, I’m going to have to get used to wearing a mask all day. After wearing one for just an hour, I can tell that this is going to be interesting….
Home Fitness
My husband bought me a weighted bag for my birthday last month. Still trying to figure out the best time to make use of it, since sounds in the basement can echo through the whole house.