tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post5242340795420912507..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Idling in Neutral GearProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-73388286824238363082019-04-04T21:30:36.225-05:002019-04-04T21:30:36.225-05:00Ornery as ever. In fact, while I was writing my n...Ornery as ever. In fact, while I was writing my new blog post tonight, she was outside "to potty" and came in chewing on something from an area near the garden she seemed fascinated by lately. After enticing it from her, I realized it was a rat-sized scapula, probably some pack rat carcass she found. Needless to say, she's not sleeping with us tonight.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-83567615032404850562019-04-02T08:10:32.773-05:002019-04-02T08:10:32.773-05:00I've basically given up on planting new roses....I've basically given up on planting new roses. The Japanese beetles are just too much, the petals are gone within a few hours of them opening up. <br /><br />Speaking of pups, how that Bella doing?Br. PlacidusKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02411198696659419547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-59494690298033738022019-04-01T20:30:07.270-05:002019-04-01T20:30:07.270-05:00Ten years? A mere Midwestern pup! I'm still ...Ten years? A mere Midwestern pup! I'm still expecting our May 1st snow flurries and will be mildly surprised if I don't see it. Especially since I've got a few new rose plants being delivered the end of this week. Sigh. I never learn.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-23647405984881989882019-03-31T20:17:16.768-05:002019-03-31T20:17:16.768-05:00It does look a bit more delicate and spindly that ...It does look a bit more delicate and spindly that your normal forsythia. But, at this time of the year, you can't really be picky with something that is willing to go ahead and bloom for you. All we've got right now are the first of the daffodils. The temps here look like they will improve over the rest of the week, though it looks like it might rain again...which we do not need right now, with the valley just now starting to recede. While cold, it was nice to get out and do a lot of work, even if it was still too soggy to dig much! The sun felt good after such a long bleak Winter. And Winter's brief return yesterday, with flurries in the sky after having a 70 degree day earlier in the week! Nearly 10 years in Kansas now and I'm still not okay with the wild fluctuations of a midwestern Spring!<br /><br />Stay strong in these last throws of Winter! Spring has nearly won the battle!Br. PlacidusKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02411198696659419547noreply@blogger.com