Jim and Jill

Jim and Jill

Monday, May 25, 2009

Rabbits Released - Blueberry's Planted & Screen Door's Hung


It has been a busy two weeks despite the incessant rain.

Jill successfully raised (rehabed) the baby rabbits to the point where they were eating clover and could be released back into the nearby "wild." The blueberry bushes we ordered and were planted and the screen doors, which should have been hung, and rehung, last year are finally in place and look pretty good.

I will begin a compressed semester at UT Martin in an upper division criminal justice course (have to write some legal briefs in this one) and I am getting ready. I look forward to the challange and expect a good outcome - translation - an "A."

More when time allows.

Jim

Monday, May 4, 2009

Green Walking Up The Mountain


Green Is Walking Up The Mountain

Folks who live in the mountains will be familiar with the phrase: “green is walking up the mountain.” It means that the leaves turn green in a progression from the valley to the top of the mountain. It’s logical really. It is warmer at lower elevations (the valley floor) than it is on top of the mountain. Plants will typically, in our area, get green and bloom, in the valley, about 3 weeks before they do at our place.

In our garden the compost in the compost bins is ready for use this year and should return dividends of much larger and healthier vegetables. We have added raised strawberry beds this year and are also adding blueberry bushes to our garden. In addition we are adding 1 hive of honeybees (Carniolain), which are not aggressive and resistant to a number of problems that plague honeybees.

We have added a cabin for Ethan (grandson) since our last post and we are looking forward to seeing him enjoy it for many years. He is moving here in a few months (and bringing his momma and daddy with him) and we expect to teach him some helpful mountain ways.