Snowy Tuesday

I am supposed to be throwing pots in the studio, but...it's too tempting to check outside in the pretty snow.

I found that the Illinois River looks really neat today...ducks and geese were paddling away.

And...I found our first TURKEY in our backyard! Right now, it's only one, and it is very, very wary. I remember that last year, we had 13 or 14, including Testosterone Tom!

Maybe they will ALL be back. We are putting out extra corn!

IDOT CLEANUP #2

THE DECEMBER IDOT CLEANUP...MORRIS AREA GARDEN CLUB IS ON THE JOB!

The Morris Area Garden Club (www.morrisareagardenclub.org) was on the job again today ...December 5, 2009. With 6 intrepid volunteers, our 2 mile area on Route 47 in Morris was thoroughly cleaned up! We hope we have made a difference in the world with this effort!

IDOT CLEANUP #2

Mushrooms

We have harvested our very first HOME GROWN MUSHROOMS! Just look at them...perfect examples of fungus delight.

They went along perfectly with our salad and steak tonight. Yum.

Baby Mushrooms

Hooray! We have itty, bitty baby button mushrooms from our 'mushroom kit'. More to come...we are going to monitor their growth...the dinkum darlins.

The Morning After

What do you suppose our intrepid Seniors were doing the morning after they feasted on the best Thanksgiving EVER at their son & daughter in law's? (Phew...awkward sentence!). Well, they tested their new RAKU KILN!

And they are REALLY HAPPY with the results!*

*Note: No seniors were harmed during the execution of this process.

Cleaning the Pond for Winter

Two ... no three...of the Goldfish.

Jesus

Jesus with Rich's hand to show size.

Lazarus

It's time. The pond needs to get ready for Winter. It really needs a thorough cleaning. So...what to do with the fish (Jesus, Lazarus and the Goldfish...)?

We put them in our spare 55 gallon tank in the garage as the pond gets clean! Are they confused? You betcha!