Early Spring (for Kentucky)

The weather is infrequently hospitable for outdoor activities (such as gardening) but we have done quite a bit of it anyway (gardening).


When we arrived last summer, our gardens were basically untended. The people who we bought from just weren't able to do much. This first picture shows the front of the house and what were described to us as Dogwood trees. We were told that they are the wrong kind of Dogwoods for Kentucky and that they wouldn't produce decent flowers in the spring time. But we pruned them some and hoped for the best.

Then came the winter and the cold weather.



A few days ago I flew to Provo to meet my brother Bob. Bob and I are trying to maintain a tradition of meeting in Provo near Mothers' Day and take our mom out to dinner and visit her. We had a great visit and an especially enjoyable Sunday afternoon at Our sister's home. She and her husband, Bruce, are so loving and hospitable. We were met by Karen (our niece from Southern Cal), Diana (our niece from SLC), Janette (our niece who is just settling in to SLC with her husband, Brandon Pace, and their four children, Craig and Andrea (of course since they live fifty feet away), Bob and Jean Wilson (Bruce's sister and brother-in-law) and mom. Julie and her children were also there.

I said all that to point out that upon my return to Louisville, the Dogwoods had quite suddenly come through big time.



We are still having some chilly spring days but this weekend is projected to be warm and sunny. It won't be long before we are longing for chilly weather again, but right now, the heat sounds pretty good.