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Updates

Well, it's basically the same scene here as this time last year.  Got some goodies goin' in the garden, hoping to establish a bigger plot, but so far it's tough sloggin', turning it over. Need to get that done soon, though, if I follow through with my collard patch plans.  Saw a hummingbird last week, seems a touch early and cool for them, but he was enjoying a gorgeous rhododendron.  Dragonflies are hittin' the scene; spiders, of course.  I tried an in situ compost pile in one of my little rock gardens, and it seems to have worked out fabulously; every turn of the shovel exposes another dozen fat, happy earthworms.  The sage is blooming, handsome purple flowers slightly reminiscent of snapdragons.  We have two different shades of iris, big purple guys, and cream colored ones so heavy they tip over and lay on the ground.
As usual, I can't wait for the first tomato!  I've seen lots of redtailed hawks, several cranes, a muskrat in Myles Standish a month or so ago...Several months ago I spotted a pair of pheasants alongside the highway, and more recently I've seen three different sets of Canadian geese and goslings-so cute!  My best friend's grandmother's cat had kittens, too, and I got to see those little cuties.
So there's the critter update!   Check out my pix at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatcraftycapecodcat/3579868167/in/set-721576048899... .