Fall Colors

The fall colors are officially here and quickly blowing away!

The Monarch

The monarch (Danaus plexippus)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly

Bulbs, bulbs and more bulbs...

In preparation for a beautiful display of spring flowers, I spent the weekend planting daffodil bulbs, iris bulbs, and daylilies. With 100 daffodils, 100 irises, and over a dozen daylilies, this project called for a lot of digging! After pick-axing 50 holes into the rocky soil and digging up buckets of rocks, everything is neatly planted and ready for spring.

Check back for pictures of the finished product in April!

Google Earth Satellites

Ever wondered how many satellites there are orbiting the earth? This video from the Google Earth blog, shows 13,000 of them. You can also download the KML file to view them yourself (in real-time).

Looks like it's getting crowded up there.

Driveway In Action - Part 2

Back by popular demand is The Driveway In Action. This sequel to the original post (Part 1) shows the the tail end of another short storm that passed through this morning. Once again, keep a look out for potential drainage problems.