Spring 2017

Granddaughters Hikes Snow

Cardboard Regatta Sentinel Estate Sale

Happy Birthday, Beth (3-27) and Carol (3-20).

Hike in the Brecksville Reservation with Jerry.

Chippewa Creek.

Art Fest at the high school.

Alan had several items on display, including his twisted vase seen here.

Royal (Blenheim) apricot is starting to bud out.

apricot buds

Tomcot apricot tree in the front yard was starting to bloom, too.

The Moorpark and Royal apricot trees in the backyard.

Roger's birthday.

the woodpeckers have been going after the oak tree by the driveway.

backyard creek

The logs, including one that impaled the ground, from ...

... the top part of this tree.

Troutlily

Daffodils by the firepit

Alan getting in character for his cardboard Viking Longship. Note the Raven banner.

Roger made Dean's List for Fall Semester, and it was duly reported in the Brecksville newsletter.

Great-great Aunt Annie's china - now making a home in our china cabinet.

2 new lemon trees!

The old one seems to be hanging in there, so we won't give up on it yet.

How better to celebrate Earth Day than to plant some trees!

We got 2 redbuds from Costco and made spots for them in the backyard.

Suddenly the azaleas just popped - the color was so vivid.

Carol and Kelsey made a quick trip to Ohio.

She brought a scanner with her and worked on getting a copy of the campfire painting.

Glen spotted an intriguing critter in the front yard. We identified it later as most likely being a mink. It was ferret-like and very quick.

Iris making a nice show this year.

It's Spring and the skunks are out. :)

Chives are surprisingly pretty.

The fruit trees are recovering from the cicada onslaught last year.

Flavor Supreme Pluot, Burgundy Plum, Flavor King Pluot trees, with the new Chinese-Mormon Apricot in front of them.

Glen made a temporary cage for the larger blueberry bushes. They're laden with berries and we hope to enjoy them.

an actual pluot!

Jenny and David did pictures on the beach for their moms for Mother's Day.

David, Jenny, Lauren (David's sister).