Gardening

Well, it is finally warm enough for some out door activity so I started our Garden !

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Above was the Garden at 31 Wilna When we lived next door at 31 we had a huge garden, really big !

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Above is our Garden at 33 Wilna Avenue, as you can see it is small but just the right size for these Old Bones and Muscles !!!

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These are the special Order "Koosa" seeds we ordered from Oregon, there is 24 seeds in the pack for $12.00 but that's OK because we will let some go to seed !

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This is one of the Kousa Plants we are trying to grow for the nice green  bulbs it produces. !  Above is a Internet Photo !

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The Kousa is hollowed out and stuffed with Lamb, Rice, Tomatoe Sause and cooked and it is delicious !!!   

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The Kousa is Planted, we will have Super Sweet Onions, Green Beans, Cherry Tomatoes planted soon !

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Planted now wait !

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Fishin Finally !

 Well, we finally just put things aside, got some Bait, loaded up the KIA and off we went to try out some "Fishin Spots" !

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We headed for the Black River and up towards Herrings above the Big Dam !  Herrings was a Village but Desolved and now is part of the Town of Wilna ! It was sunny but a little Nasty East wind which is not a good sign for fishing !

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A Nice quiet spot which usually has some nice Pan Fish but nothing biting here !

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I didn't have any better luck near My Honey !

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We moved down River and tried our luck but not much better !

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I tried it near the Bass Beds and the Reeds but nothing biting on Live Bait, (Worms) or Lures and the wind never stopped blowing in from the East !

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Well, we got out of the House, we got to go Fishing but we got "Skunked" !   Oh well, there is always Next Time !!!

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Impressive Display

 We have 1 Funeral Dawn and another one to get thru in June for our Niece Kimberly !

It was a Nice Service for our Nephew Ryan !    His Brothers in Blue were there for him !

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Lining the street in Edwards !

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Lining the Way to the Church !

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Front to the Methodist Church !

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The entrance to the Church !    Outside of Edwards at Gates Cemetary there was another gathering of Blue Corrections Officers and his Paul Bearers were Corrections !

.  Ryan was well liked but even more important was the Fact that these Men and Women had lost "One Of Their Own" and were Paying their respects as they do at just about every Funeral  !

I have another Nephew in Corrections and also , several Cousins.

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We hope to get back to Normal,    Today we rested and relaxed !

Hug your Loved Ones and never take them for Granted,  Life moves Fast !

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Busy an Sad Day

 Up early and off to Syracuse for appointment with SOS for my Honey to have results of her Nerve Construction Study Read by the Doctor, It is 93 miles down and 93 miles back,  we made it down, went to the SOS Building, (Syracuse Ortho Surgeons) and Did our business and came home at 11AM, we sat down and then did several hours on doing and checking our State and Federal Income Taxes and filed them so they were not late !.

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We then dressed and headed for the Funeral Home for our Nephew Ryan's calling hours from 6PM to 8:30,  saw a lot of family have not seen in a long time, Sad this is when Families Gather !

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Above is some of the Wood Family at a Clan Gathering !

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Hug Your Loved Ones, Take nothing for Granted !

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Sad Tragic Time !

 Mothers day came Sunday, we were up and off to Church for the 11AM Service !  Nice Service, We came home and had Lunch and were sitting in living room when Phone Rang.   It was my Niece Carrie and she advised us that My Youngest Brother Roland who is a Twin to my Brother Ronnie had lost his son !!

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From what we were told My Brothers son was enroute home Saturday Nite when he ran off the Road and landed upside down in a creek.  It was a passerby who noticed his vehicle and called Police, this was out in the Country on County Route 21 or the Elm Creek Road.

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Police and Emergency responders arrived but it was too late. My Nephew lost his life !

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Ryan Wood was a New York State Prison Guard, Married with 2 sons !    What a Tragedy and Oh so sad !

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 My Brother Roland, Ryan and his Mother Rita, Ryan was a Big fella !

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Ryan, his Wife Amanda, his Parents and his sons, Silas and Noah !  He liked this Photo !

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Rustin his Brother and Gidget his Sister !

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Ryan and Amanda !

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One of his Favorite Photos with his Boys Silas and Noah !

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Gonna be a sad week, Calling Hours Thursday and Funeral Friday !

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Leek Hunting

 Well, it quit raining, dried out a bit so we went huntin for Leeks !   "Bingo", we found a couple nice Patches of them and started to Dig !

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We found a nice patch to start off with !

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Didn't take long, all this rain and cool temps made the Leeks nice and firm and rather large !

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Now its cut ends off, strip and pile up for washing !

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My Honey cleaning out the Holly Hocks and Glads while I clean leeks !

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Cleaned and ready for Dinner tonight !

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Dinner was Leek Greens an Leeks, Garlic Shrimp and Buttered Grits and man oh man was it ever flavorful !   

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We have to now Pickle some leeks for later and go get another couple of Batches of them for a Nice Ham/Leek Soup !

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Welcome Back

 We watch Birds, We Feed Birds, We Photograph Birds, have a lot of Bird Pics from where we have lived !  Yesterday we were sitting and Anna Mae said there is the Rose Breasted Grossbeak and sure enough he came back again this spring !    Beautiful Bird and we only get 2 or 3 Pairs of them !

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We hope they keep coming back to the feeder !

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While having dinner we looked out back and Lo an Behold there was the Humming Bird at the Feeder and to our surprise there was a Baltimore Oriole !!!!!!  INTERNET PHOTO !

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I hid in the Garage to catch this Female Hummer coming to the Feeder, we welcome them back from a Long Winter !

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Baltimore Oriole on top and nice pretty Goldfinch in Tray !

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I never knew how easy it was to get Baltimore Orioles to come in, just cut an Orange in two and stick up, I also found out they love "Grape Jelly" and I put some out in a little cup and they love it !

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Barn Swallows are back but the Sparrows sadly have taken over their House !

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Hell'o Sun !

This morning before Church it rained an was windy, sitting in Church we saw an felt the warm Sun come blazing thru the Stained Glass Windows about 11:30AM !  We got home at 12:30PM and had Lunch, Sun and a slight Breeze dried off the lawn,  I gassed up the Mowers and about 3:30 we went outside and Mowed and Weed eated as it is supposed to rain again tonight.

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I mowed the back 40 and My Honey mowed the Front Edges with the Push Mower !

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Back Lawn done with the Rider cut a little shorter as we are supposed to get rain for a week !!!

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My Honey with the Push Mower mowing where I can not get to with the Rider, The Black Bags are full of Fire wood that sat there all Winter protected !   We will take it out of the bags soon for our fire in the Fire Pit !

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Getting finishing touches on the Lawn in front of the Garage !

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All Mowed and ready for a week or 2 !

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Everything to start the Morning Glory Seeds inside for planting by end of month !

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Morning Glory seeds take weeks and need moisture if they are spread.  There is a quick way to Germinate the seed and have it earlier !

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 I take each seed and notch it making a small cut in the hard outside shell.  I take a Tupperware Container, line the bottom with paper towel cut to size of the Container , wet it and have it ready for all of the seeds !

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 I separate the seeds by Color,  I like the Blue on the outside of the Vines and the mixed colors on the inside !  After each side is slightly and gently notched I place it with tweezers on the wet Paper Towel, then close it up and set it in a window doe light and wait !  I love plants that climb, cling and strech out.

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Our First Years Vines of Morning Glories climbing the Trellis of metal and baling twine up the Clothes Pole !

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This is why I like the Blue Morning Glories on the outside Vines !   I have grown Morning Glories an Clematis and Trumpter Vines just about at all our old Houses, Could not grow them at Senior Housing !

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This is my Vines climbing and creeping along the clothes line !

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