Friday, June 9, 2023

I was out in the yard first thing getting the last of yesterday’s bed weeded. I heard a few drops of rain around six this morning and I wanted to get it done before the rain moved in. I worked through a few sprinkles while I weeded but it wasn’t until I was done, sitting on the deck and enjoying a coffee when the drops became more frequent. It has been spitting of and on all day and I think Pat said the rain was moving in tomorrow. We certainly need it and I don’t mind the cooler weather.

When I finished weeding I clipped the peony blossoms; most of them were done but there were a couple that I saved. While I was in the one corner of the yard I noticed that a large animal had been in the yard. The scat wasn’t from a deer or a cat; it didn’t look like a bear (they have more of a plop). It looked like it came from a large dog but we don’t usually have dogs running loose in the neighbourhood.

I moved on to the side of the house and the peonies over there. I came back to check with Pat as to how many peonies we should have over there and he thought three. So I had him come take a look at a spot in the yard where something had been dug out; we decided it was a fourth peony. As we were trying to figure out if it was an animal or human theft we found a bit chunk of it laying on the boulevard. I collected it and Pat replanted it in a pot; no idea if it will take root again but we tried. There is still some root left in the hole that the plant came out of so maybe that too will come back.

I did a bit of house cleaning before lunch but I’m afraid I haven’t done much since. I really wanted to start these new cards but I couldn’t force myself off the couch. I’m going to blame it on the dull day and the rain. I’m up now and will make a start on them.