[JustaDumbBlonde]

Ping to gardeners. Thanks to ApplegateRanch!

[Redleg Duke]

Sad news from here in southern New Hampshire. Shortly after I left for work this morning, my wife called to tell me the chicken/duck coop was fully engulfed in fire! By the time I got home, the fire department had it under control, but all 15 chickens and 5 ducks perished. The coop is a total loss.

We are stunned, but we will rebuilt and restore the flock, but we will never be able to replace the individuals.

Life goes on.

[rightly_dividing]

We have a boxwood blight, too; it's called Silverado. It pulls up boxwoods three at a time by the roots. :)

The previous owner's idea of landscaping was to encircle the house with boxwoods, and the mailbox, an Eastern Redbud tree, several utility poles, and oak trees. Our first order of business in our first spring(last year) was to clear out half of them and plant more attractive plants and flowers in their place.