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It becomes extreme for many reasons. Depending on where you live, a heat wave, late/early frost, flooding, drought, insect invasion, plant diseases, and/or weed seeds floating over from your neighbor's unkempt yard all can lead to extreme yardening efforts. Or in my case, extreme measures are necessary because my yarden was conquered by weeds l...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=49">Read More</a>]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 05:30:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=48 http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=48 To Spring or Not to Spring
That is the question.

March gave us less than half the normal amount of rain and a couple of degrees warmer than average. So, on March 31, I rototilled the garden. Of course, it's way too early for warm-weather crops, but I was anticipating some early lettuce and cabbage. Ah, well...

A bit of rain arrived on April 4. That was fine. Give the stiff and sore muscles a chance to recover befor...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=48">Read More</a>]]> Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:38:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=47 http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=47
The first thing that draws the eye when approaching the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is the Boeing 747 airliner sitting atop the Wings and Waves waterpark adjacent to the museum. And yes, that is a real plane, not some scale model. The museum itself is housed in two huge buildings, one containing propeller-driven airplanes and the other housing jets, rockets, drones, and spacecraft. Good thing I wore comfortable walking shoes!

The mo...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=47">Read More</a>]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:09:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=46 http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=46
The robins returned en masse on February 18, a gray day. The sun came out on the 19th, as did my camera. According to the map below, found on All About Birds, robins are year-round residents here. But they're not. They appear in February or March, court, mate, build nests, and make babies. By July, 80% of them are gone. A few remain until September or October and then they are gone, too. I don't know where our local robins winter. Perhaps somepla...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=46">Read More</a>]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:12:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=45 http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=45
Our ancestors often had to make do. They were resourceful, making the most of what they had. A lot of the things they did aren't really practical for us to do today. Who among us wants to make our own leather or make our own soap? No way. On the other hand, we aren't the only ones to want s...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/BriarCraft/comment.html?entrynum=45">Read More</a>]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:49:00 GMT