Outside My Window ~ 4.7.2013
Outside my window…is the end of an amazing spring day! Finally! Our high today was a wonderful 72°F with sunshine and blue skies…just fabulous! Currently at 10:00 p.m we are at 63°F with a forecast low of only 56°F. Tomorrow ~ mostly sunny and 80°F. The next five days ~ lower 80’s for our highs and low to mid 60’s for the low. We won’t drop back down into the low 70’s until next Friday and then mid to upper 60’s for several days after that. I was anticipating warmer temperatures but I wasn’t expecting the 80’s to be honest. The warmer temperatures will definitely bring the trees to life….and with that will come the heavy pollen. I’m not looking forward to that as much as I was the warmer temperatures. Our last frost date has passed so it is time to get the seedlings ready for planting. I will probably be planting during the next two weekends. I have begun the spring weeding for the flower garden but will need another weekend at least to finish. I started today but the ground is still quite wet. I got most of the ground cover out of the way so the ground will dry out a bit. I don’t mind it wet when I’m weeding, helps the roots come out a bit easier however it is so wet not too much soil is clinging to the roots. While out weeding I noticed the red and black lilies have broken through and the Lily of the Valley is just breaking out of the soil. The day lilies have been out and growing nicely as well as the iris. I discovered cilantro near the red and black lilies…not even close to where I originally planted it but I’m assuming it must have seeded and landed there. The lemon balm is going nuts. I’m going to pick up a tomato plant or two…and some basil. I will be planting seeds for morning glories, moon flowers and my favorites, zinnias.
I am thinking…I’m going to be pretty sore tomorrow. I did so much bending, pulling, stretching, squatting….a lot more than I have done in my normal winter routine. I was feeling it earlier today so I know that I may be hobbling a bit when getting out of bed tomorrow. 🙂
I am glad…we are finally getting some warm weather….even though it will bring the pollen. I was beginning to wonder when I woke up one morning last week and it was in the low 30’s. It will be nice not to bundle up to walk the dog when I wake up.
From my kitchen…is not so much recently. I do have a few new recipes but I haven’t had the opportunity to put them in the computer as of yet. I have been enjoying a new twist to an old favorite lately…Caesar Chicken Wrap. If you look at the post you will notice I am now chopping the lettuce, omitted the Parmesan cheese, added feta cheese and some sliced mini plum tomatoes. Delicious!
I am hearing…the ticking of my many clocks….the Exorcist on television….the dog snoring on the couch.
Plans for the week include…working from home on Tuesday….picking up a few things so I can add some curtains to the kitchen window ~ the blinds broke recently and I have decided I’m going to go against the norm and put up curtains. I have some fabric now I just need a little bit of hardware and time with the sewing machine to make it happen.
One of life’s little pleasures…planning a garden and anticipating the outcome.
From my camera…I have a couple of images today ~ first one is Turbo wondering why I was following him with the camera 🙂 I’m also including an additional desktop calendar …. I had the hardest time this month finding something that I liked.
To download a zip file of this calendar, click here. There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen.
Click the link and choose “save” or “save as”. Make sure you take note where the file is saved. After the download is complete, go to your saved zip file, extract the files by right clicking the downloaded file and selecting “extract all”….choose a location or accept the location the computer suggests {make sure you take note where the file was extracted}. Now you are ready to get your calendar….find the extracted file, open and select the size that will best suit your monitor….right click on image and select “set as desktop background”.
Free for personal use…and as always, if you have any problems ~ please let me know.
