Just hanging around

Now that summer is unofficially over...and believe me the heater has been turned off up here...we are already contemplating doing prep for the winter. Heard from the Farmer's Almanac it is going to be cold and snowy. Never know what to believe but we sure got away easy last year. Trying not to rush the thinking but the trees are already turning and the hummingbirds seemed to have departed. Is the earth spinning faster? Time is passing by so quickly. Is it just me?!?

BTW...in case you can't tell the picture is of a bat that was under the kitchen window on the east side of the house one day last week. He must have stayed out too late and decided to crash with us.

Trip around the garden

So far, so good on the fence keeping out the deer. It's wonderful to actually see things bloom. It's not that we don't love the wildlife around here but I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for just a little piece of their woods for our own. So I thought I would post some pictures of all the glory before the "rent" is due!!

Happy Summer!

Just thought I should post these pictures before the deer decide that it's the Golden Corral all you can eat buffet!!

Signs of Life

A pair of Chickadees decided to take advantage of one of the birdhouses in the garden to start a little family. It's been fun watching them work so hard to keep the babies fed. Of course they would pick the year when the neighborhood is under construction. We decided to try to foil the deer by putting a up a fence. Yay...no more "Gitmo Garden" with all the wire cages!! Made for some disruptions in the feeding schedule but the little ones don't seem to have suffered much. Isn't Spring fun!?!

This is just wrong...

...on so many levels. May 8th and we get SNOW!?! We even hosted a pistol match which meant shooting with parkas and gloves (hey it is PRACTICAL Pistol after all!). Actually also had a match the weekend before and we were sweating to death. Go figure.

Kind of sad

Here's the last bit of snow in the backyard...looks lonely doesn't it? I'm sure by the end of the day it will have joined it's brothers and sisters in the home of Winter 09-10. It was a very mild season..temps were above normal and snow amounts were way low. I think my "southern" friends had a rougher time than we did.
Of course this may not be the last visit we have of our flake friends...some snow showers are predicted this weekend but it will just be a poignant farewell...until next time!

To friends and family...

...that follow our lives here on the Wolverine View, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year.
2010...Can you believe it?!? It will be 5 years since we moved to this northern paradise. We have made lots of new friends but treasure those that we have known for longer. We feel lucky and blessed to have you all in our lives. Stay well and stay in touch!