Spring Song

I've not been on here for awhile, but I need to do the traditional thing. Maybe, that will get me blogging again.

 

It was a slightly blustery day, but the sun was shining bringing joy to our hearts. As we walked around  the yard,  we saw the beginnings of spring and had to sing.

 

This is our semi-Australian version. (It's my first time doing a video. You can tell.)

Our Visitor

The other day, Gloria was looking out the dining room window. She saw something that surprised her. A snake in the bush just on the other side of the window. 

She showed it to me, and I identified it as an anaconda. I identify most snakes as anacondas. You know; the ones you want to stay away from. I estimated this visitor to be over 4 feet long.

Actually, it appeared to be a black snake which I confirmed with a search on the computer. Black snakes can grow up to 6 feet. They eat all sorts of small animals such as mice, chipmunks, frogs, moles, etc. So, that makes them something of an asset around the house. They are non-aggressive to people; attacking only when provoked. Believe me; I do not provoke snakes. Also, non-poisonous.
Our "buddy" eventually moved on, and we haven't seen him since.

Now in reality, I don't mind snakes, if they are on the ground. But when they get up above me, it give me the jitters.

The Unveiling - afterwards

After the unveiling of the fig trees, we waited and waited and waited for something to pop up. Nothing came up. I was just about to cut down the dead plants when Gloria mentioned that she saw some new growth at the base of the trees. 

Sure enough the trees were coming out. Now, at this time (6-28), there is significant growth and the plants look very healthy. I don't know if we will get any figs or not but the plants have survived one of the colder winters that we have had in a while. 

I'm not sure that we will do the "mummy" method again or not, but it was fun trying.

The fig trees after they had sprouted from the base.