In my absence the peonies grew more than an inch per day, the tulips are just opening, and the Spring Peepers have started peeping. A Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer, synonym Hyla crucifer) is a small tree frog widespread throughout the eastern US. The two sure sounds of spring here are the peepers and red-wing blackbirds defining their territories.
Rob was a busy guy while I was gone! He made significant progress on major upgrades on his woodshop in the barn (220 electical, insulation,
workbenches, tool organization) which has made it very functional, finally. This will allow him to take on more house projects. His biggest accomplishment was completing the demolition on my office - the front room upstairs in the old part of the house. He removed the ceiling and insulation so we can raise the ceiling and upgrade insulation. He says he's really glad I wasn't around to experience the mess. It revealed the great post and beam construction (no nails up there).The shower doors are in, the spring garden is coming up, and we started on the rock retaining wall in the back. Whew! And it's only May!
