Buster

A good looking dog. I think he is going to make us a good dog. He barks at things that come into the yard. What I actually want a dog for is to keep the varmints out of the yard. Bear is even more fierce than he ever was, but he is not really a good yard dog any more because he is really feeling his age. Buster is not going to be a medium sized dog, I think.

I went to the Harrison Walmart today and they had some really good looking bare root roses for $4 and $6. I bought a yellow climbing rose, a climbing 'Joseph's Coat' rose that says it is red changing to orange, and two yellow tea roses. I have 2 red roses I bought last year that did really good. I am going to plant the climbers by the deck between the steps and the house. I also bought a rosemary plant, a thyme plant and another smelly herb, Marjoram I think. I am not sure where I will plant them.

I really have the spring bug. Patsy says it is too early to set my tomatoes outside.

Today in history

This day, this year, here are my tomato plants and watermelons I planted under the light. I also have cantaloupe, bell peppers and new zealand spinach, but those are not coming up yet. Patsy says I should just plant the watermelon seeds right in the garden when it gets warm. I think I may do that, and set out some of these also. George is supposed to take care of them after they go in the garden. We will see.

And, today George got his first social security check. It went in the bank by direct deposit, so I can spend it.

We did not get rain last night but we are supposed to get snow Thursday. I would rather have rain, but I guess I have lost all control of the weather. The spring lettuce, radishes and potatoes are very thirsty.

This is the yellow bush that I stole from Ridgedale, MO last year.

We spread turkey manure on the garden and plowed and tilled it in with George's new tiller. Patsy says we put too much on and whatever we plant will burn up. George says no. I am afraid come July I am not going to want to garden anyway, so I am not worried either way. Anyway, if it does come up, the deer will probably eat it all. I have potatoes planted but not up yet. The garden really needs rain and it is trying to rain now, but I don't think we will get much. It is supposed to get down below 30 tonight. I guess we will take it hard after being in the 70's for 3 or 4 days.

George got his $25 raise from President Obama today. Tomorrow he is supposed to get his first SS check. I was a little afraid he had not done everything he was supposed to when he went last fall to apply, but I looked at the papers today and they have our bank account info on them for direct deposit so I guess he got it taken care of.

I saw today that the fire last night was JR Snow's pasture. The one back behind the old Molder house. JR likes to burn off his fields every spring but with the wind and dry conditions, he has not got them burned this year except for this one spectular one last night.

I am hoping for a good rain to bring up my radishes and letuce.

View from my front door tonight

I think this is over by Coin coming up the ridge to Snow's, but it may be on farther. It is dark and hard to tell just how far away it is. It may be across 62. I tried to get George to go see but he won't.