Work & Sink

Landscaped the front of Atta Girl Boat shop most of today and did a bit of work on the sink. Sanding and small adjustments and then put some fairing compound on. Have one new part to attach, then sand and paint and work on the plumbing attachments.

Flowers

Something besides snow and boats.

Front & Back

Moring, looking east from my kitchen window.











Afternoon, looking west, out the back door. The garden gate is a scoll-cut piece of recycled cement plywood. It makes me smile in the winter when there are no flowers. I originally made the gate to keep the dog out of the garden because his big feet smushed everything.

Primary Colors

Tulips, lunaria, lily-of-the-valley, geranium, daffs. These are joy and exuberance. How can you stay inside?

Grapes

I love when the grapes flower. They have the most sensuous colors, moving from from diametrically complimentary anthocyanin fuschia to intense chartreuse effortlessly.

I pruned them rather later than I could have so they drip sap. They are trained up 4 x 4 posts and provide dense shade on the western wall of my house and the back deck. I do have to keep pinching them back all summer or else they will completely cover the area so you can't use it.
These are native concords and are the only variety to have survived my neighbor's investment in True Green lawn care. The wine grapes were very sensitive to the 2-4-D overspray and died. It is easy to spot that kind of damage as it makes the leaves look like duck feet. The Concords however have survived and I made cuttings to fill in.
In the winter they are just sticks like you see here. In a few weeks they will leaf out and begin to lightly shade the deck. The first week of September will bring a harvest of more fruit than I want so the squirrels will be fat.