Photos: House Yard and South Lot

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Today I took some pictures around the yard. These are from the house yard and the south lot.  (See the Savanna and Prairie Garden.)


This is the view looking over the house yard toward the east.




Here is a closer view of the east gap and the fields beyond.




Looking southeast, you can see the old picnic table and the garden shed.




The forest garden includes multiple birdfeeders and the small metal birdbath.




To the north, the log garden has a few things sprouting at the base.




These are grape hyacinths.




The barrel garden is mostly still brown.




This is one of the wormstones that I installed last year for stepping stones. You can see the fossilized worm trails.




A few tulips are sprouting.




These are the plant labels for the pens I've been testing.




On the left, the old Sharpie marker is long gone. In the middle, the new Sharpie Oil Paint pen has barely faded in a few spots and is still quite black. On the right, the Craft Smart Paint pen is substantially faded, but crucially, it is still legible after a year. The most important part is a label you can read the spring after you plant it.




Under the big maple tree, irises are sprouting. They never really went away -- most have been an inch or two tall all winter.




Lots of daffodils are sprouting.




At the base of the 'Autumn Joy' sedum, the first new leaves are appearing. That means I need to get out and cut off the dead tops to make room for the new growth.




The purple-and-white garden has more irises sprouting.




The new picnic table garden is all brown still. Beyond it lies the septic garden.




In this pot, the Egyptian Walking Onions are still alive. I planted some in several different places.




At the west end of the south lot, this big muddy space is where the big limb was for a few years, now cleared away. We'll need to buy grass seed this spring to sow here.




At the base of the black walnut tree is a pile of broken walnuts, likely gnawed open by fox squirrels.




Looking south down the road, you can see a puddle from recent rain.




Looking west across the fields, the sky seems much darker than it actually was. The clouds really popped out in the picture though.




Looking northwest, this little farm stands out against the fields.




Looking north up the road, there are more farmhouses.