March 2013

Planting: Mud Season

– Posted in: Mud Season

Yesterday I actually planted plants. Outdoors! I consider this just short of a miracle, because the snow isn't fully melted yet. Here's how I did it. Know Where to Plant First, I made sure I knew where the snow had melted first. Yesterday, the snow was melted over much of the front lawn, but the [...]

Icicle Season

– Posted in: Mud Season, Weather

Icicle season is here at Purdyville, although, truthfully, all the icicles have already crashed to the ground. Icicle season, as described by the Nature Calendar, is characterized by alternate freezing and thawing. That is what has been happening here. Every morning, the roads are ice- or snow-covered and slick. By afternoon, they are merely wet. [...]