MAY?

WELL, IT IS MAY AND THINGS ARE CHANGING.

THE WATER HAS RISEN CONSIDERABLY - THE FLOOD WAY

GATES HAVE BEEN RAISED.

BUT THE FLOOD THREAT HAS BEEN DOWN 

GRADED A LOT.  

 LOOKS LIKE THE 75 WILL REMAIN OPEN THIS SPRING.

 THE VIEW OF THE RIVER IN ST NORBERT.

 WE HEADED TO PINAWA FOR A PIANO RECITAL AND

ALL I GOT WAS A VIDEO SO CAN'T POST PICTURES OF THE DUET. 

THE BOYS PLAYED REALLY WELL AFTER 3 MONTHS OF LESSONS.

 THE DEER WERE OUT ON PEOPLE'S YARDS

AND IN DITCHES.

I AM SURE MANY OF THE GARDENS WILL BE TRIMMED

NICELY BY THESE BEASTIES!

AND ALL I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ARE THESE GUYS!

THE SUNSET WAS BEAUTIFUL!  

STILL A LOT OF SNOW IN THE DITCHES EVEN THOUGH THE FIELDS

ARE CLEAR AND DRYING UP.

WE DID NOT SEE ANY EQUIPMENT ON THE LAND EITHER ON THE WAY

TO WINKLER ON FRIDAY OR TO LAC DU BONNET. 

HAVING LOST APRIL TO WINTER, WE ARE PLAYING CATCH UP.

THIS FENCE HAS STOOD FOR MANY YEARS AND WE ARE

TRYING TO GET ANOTHER YEAR OUT OF IT.

SO TIME TO SCRAPE AND PAINT. 

THE POND A WEEK AGO.

THE ICE FINALLY DISAPPEARED ON SUNDAY SO

 MONDAY WAS CLEAN UP TIME.

FIRST EMPTYING IT

 CLEANING THE LINER & RE STACKING SOME ROCKS

THE REFILLING, INSTALLING THE PUMP AND CHECKING ON THE WATER LILIES.

THEY APPEAR TO HAVE OVERWINTERED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POND.

TIME TO FERTILIZE THEM AND DROP THEM BACK IN. 

THE GAZEBO WAS ON THE REBUILD LIST AS WELL.

ON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS A "NOT WORTH IT" DECISION.

SO RON WAS JUST GOING TO SCRAPE IT AND LEAVE IT 'RUSTIC' TILL FALL.

BUT SINCE HIS TRACTOR WAS IN THE SHOP, HE HAD TOO MUCH TIME ON HIS HANDS AND DECIDED TO PRIME IT ANYWAY!

 FINALLY THE TRACTOR WAS FIXED. 

HE HAD STRUGGLED WITH IT FOR A WHOLE SUMMER

AND FINALLY HAD THE WORK DONE.

NOW ON TO ALL THE LAWNS HE HAS COMMITTED HIMSELF

TO THIS SUMMER STARTING WITH OURS.

WE HAVE GONE FROM WINTER WEAR TO SHORTS IN A MATTER OF DAYS!

TODAY THE WIND IS FROM THE NORTH AND IT IS BITING DROPPING THE TEMPS FROM A HIGH OF 25 TO 5. 

WE WENT FROM NEEDING THE AC BEFORE GOING TO BED TO HAVING THE FURNACE KICK IN THIS MORNING. 

TIME TO PUT ALL MY PLANTS INTO THE GREENHOUSE OR BRING THEM IN.

THEY HAVE ENJOYED THE WARM DAYS, AS HAVE WE.