Day 516: Swimming in May

It feels like summer, it smells like summer.   I love my summer routine: work in the garden, swim a few laps, transplant lilies, swim some more, plant hostas, swim again.  It's so lovely.  Of course, I  can barely lift my arms, but I'll get stronger as the weeks pass.

We made progress in the property line garden.  I cleared another twenty feet of the invasive species taking over our yard; onions, violets and garlic mustard.  The only way to get rid of the wild onions is to dig them up.  They reproduce so easily that it is a never ending battle.  I also blasted more poison ivy at the edge of the woods.  It seems to be creeping outside of its original territory.  When he got home. Steve made a small dent in the mulch mountain.  Colin and April are coming home June 28 for a wedding on the 29th, so we have one less day to get ready.  Twenty-nine days left!

I finished editing all the Quest photos and saved about a hundred on a flash drive for Mike.  He's going to prepare a powerpoint for our presentation to the Board of Education on June 11.  Little Questy has adjusted happily to her new home and has taken over as number one dog.  Mike says she is very assertive with other dogs, squirrels and any other competing animal, but she is sweet with people.  It was a good match and the entire family is very happy.

Our glorious back yard near sunset

My favorite place to be