[Augie]

It was a mostly nice week here in Central Missouri, but the overnight temps Fri/Sat/Sun were cold enough to wipe the blossoms off of Mrs. Augie's magnolia tree and kill most of the greenery on my potato plants. I'm hoping the apple blossoms were far enough along to stand it. They dropped most of their petals the 2nd cold night, but it's too soon to tell if the ovarian bits were wrecked.

I spread the last of my stall waste heap on the garden and used GrandPap's old Ford to till it in. After work yesterday I transplanted some baby kales from the nice hoop house out into the cold cruel world. I still have ten or so tomato plants that need to be re-potted. Think I'll knock that out and then put some sweet corn seed into the dirt after work today. I've got two rhubarb plants that need to be set out, but they need a bit more hardening off before I do that.

Morel season has come to an end for me. Folks are still finding them, but I found enough and I need to get on with other projects.

A couple days ago I noticed something had been chewing on the new growth cattails on the pond bank, then yesterday afternoon I noticed an odd ripple on the pond. Went inside, grabbed Mr. Ruger, snuck up on the pond, and then air-conditioned the vermin muskrat who was thinking he could just move in without paying first and last month's rent and the damage deposit. He may have a straggler cousin looking to squat so I'll have to keep my eyes open.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

We’re still waiting on Morels up here. It just will NOT warm up! When it does, we should be swimming in them, as we’ve had plenty of moisture this spring so far.

My favorite part of Morel Hunting is that we usually come across a new-born fawn all hunkered down in the underbrush. :)

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Thanks! Great picture of your garden, the old Ford Tractor, the garlic! Great view of the and Mid-Missouri spring scenery in the back ground! (My neighbor has a dying elm tree that overhangs my property. I need to check for morels underneath near the roots after the next rain!)

Father was an Old Ford guy.

Taken in Tomah WI in 1948, Dad on a Ford Tractor.