Happy Easter

The rains foiled the plans once again. Tommy, Tripp and Sara Beth came to work this weekend. They came in Thursday night and stayed up late having fun in the shop. Friday morning, we rousted them out of bed to work on the sidewalk about 9. We worked on the flagstone and ditch digging for an hour before the rain came. In that one hour we laid another 12 feet of sidewalk and dug most of the ditch for the water line along the edge of the porch.
Rain rain rain. The rains came, a heavy downpour from 10 to 2 turning the yard into a muddy quagmire. We retreated indoors for a hardy breakfast. Texas shaped waffles do taste better. It was too wet to work in the yard, so the kids went fishing. They had so much fun. The afternoon was beautiful and gorgeous, not a hint of wind, brilliant blue sky and warm. Molly, Bella and I wandered down to the beach to watch the fishing and walk.
Funniest of funnies, both Molly and Bella were spooked by the "strangers" on the beach. Who? Tommy? Sara Beth? Tripp? Silly dogs but they have been enjoying the solitude of the lake and are not used to seeing any one on "their" beach.
Later, Tommy and Tripp worked on the wave runner and took it over to the VFW. They hauled it over with the 47' jeep. Tripp actually took the wave runner out on the water. Good thing he did not tip over, the water is still cold. Sara Beth was not happy about the cold water lapping up into the jeep because Tommy backed in too far. The wave runner is still stalling out .... so back to the shop it will go. Then the trio took the jeep for a jaunt around the point. They had fun while David cooked supper. We celebrated Easter early and had dinner with the kids on Good Friday. It was a good day.
Some progress has been made in the garden despite the rain. The drip irrigation is complete and working in the three beds. We splurged and bought two small flats of marigolds at Home Depot so the island bed is full of color with the daffodils still in full bloom and the bright yellow marigolds. We set two fence posts in preparation of building a fence (aka dog run) along the north side of the house.
The six tomato plants I set out died. The winds were gusty and dry all last week and they did not survive. No evidence of any of the seeds germinating that I set out into the ground but it has only been 7 days.
On Saturday the sun was shining, the ground dried out. David worked on sand blasting the 53' Chevy truck frame while I weeded and tended to other things. It did dry out enough late in the afternoon to finish the water line ditch, set the pvc, backfill and grade the dirt along the edge of the porch.
It had better not rain the next time we have kids here to help. I want to get the sidewalk finished around to the back porch and the outdoor shower set. I have high hopes.
The wanna be gardener is enjoying spring time. The trees are full of leaves, the pasture has turned green and the birds are busy. The vision of a green lawn is soon to be a reality. With a lot of work, hope and favorable weather, it can happen.
March winds bring April showers .... Happy Easter to all.