This would have been a good thing to post a few months back I guess…
http://visual.ly/track.php?q=http://visual.ly/15-ways-winterize-your-home&slug=15-ways-winterize-your-home From Visually.
Infographic: 15 ways to winterize your home
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Just a few photos
We have been quiet here but we haven’t been without work. More on that later. In the meantime here are some photos from this spring and summer.
What You (Might Not) Want To Know about Mice & Rats: An infographic
Well now that winter is fading (not that it was much of one), it is time to think about turning the water back on and heading to the schoolhouse.
However that also means we will have to clean up from our furry squatters. This infographic I discovered shares a little bit of why I take such care in cleaning up after the mice. Blech.
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What You (Might Not) Want To Know about Mice & Rats
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Infographic: The chemistry behind the colours of autumn leaves
We will be raking soon so I thought this infographic might be of interest. Enjoy!
Fall or summer?
Well I came up today to start prepping for fall but besides a chill in the air it still looks like summer here.
Many of the plants are still untouched by frost and the geraniums are still budding. I can’t even take any leaves as they are still predominantly green.
It looks as though Pat’s grass garden did well over the past few weeks and even the hollyhock is still growing though I have been able to collect some seeds. We will see what the next few weeks have in store when we are both able to get here and start the end of summer shut down.
Holy holyhocks!
It has taken some time but my holyhocks have finally produced blooms.
For some reason I thought they were going to be dark purple but these have more of a tequila sunrise quality.
In any case they add a little something to the space beside the back porch.
I have also planted another one this year in behind this one. This label says it will be pink, purple, or yellow so we will wait an see.
How to attract wildlife to your garden: An infographic
I found this neat, interactive infographic on bringing wildlife into the garden and I thought I would share it.
Peonies please!
Last year I planted some new peonies and they are just about ready to maybe bloom but if they do it won’t be that spectacular.
However my tried and true peony bush has already bloomed and I managed to pick the last of its blooms. This will have to tide us over until the news are ready to pop.
Last of the springtime blooms
Well we missed much of the spring here but I have managed to at least see a few springtime blooms.
There are no daffodils left but the tulips and lilac are still holding on. It is the last bit of colour until the summer blooms start to show their stuff.
A tale of two toilets
i have always wanted two bathrooms here at the schoolhouse but this isn’t quite what I had in mind.
Our kind friend has provided us with a new toilet (well new to us) and installed it. As soon as the water is up and running we will be able to be a little less rustic than we have been the past few months. And for now this old beaut will remind us of what a cold winter it truly was.
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