Archive for the ‘Weather’ Category

Flakes

I think this is the earliest I remember for snowflakes. It was beautiful. I tried to take a picture but wasn’t able to capture it right. Couldn’t...

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Got Power!

94 mph winds played havoc on our garden Monday. We were without power for a couple days but luckily nobody was hurt, unless you consider Cliff when I handed him...

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Hostas Love The Rain

The last two summers I’ve been dragging the hose around to water all my shade plants so all the recent rain has been great in that aspect. Of course we haven’t...

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Steamy Day

It’s very humid & hot today. The plants don’t seem to mind but the dogs have decided that being indoors, in front of a fan sounds good for the rest...

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No More Lawn

The new beds are really starting to shape but I’m still unsure when I should start planting since we are expecting cooler temps. Every time I look into the...

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Thunderstorms

This morning thunderstorms are beating down on the Quad Cities and it sounds wonderful. I think this is the best storm we’ve had in a long time. Perfect...

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Fall Foliage

Thu 16 Nov 2006 The trees and shrubs in our yard are only a few years old so they are rather dinky, but they still offer a little fall color. Because the area had...

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