Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The beach

My parents moved into their new house on the Washington coast this weekend. Of course, there was the customary Pacific Northwest welcome--rain. After (most of) the boxes were moved we hit the beach!
It was Ole's first visit to the Pacific--he ran straight for the surf.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Spring trim

Our handsome angora buck Milton and this corner hydrangea bush both got a buzz cut this spring. The hydrangea was much more cooperative, but trust me, the results are equally stunning. Here they are before:
Hunky husband and shaggy goat
Shaggy shrub
Here's the behind-the-scenes gory details part::
Freshly shorn mohair litters the front stoop.
Ole pulls out heavy machinery to haul the dried hydrangea blossoms away.
Here it comes, the big reveal: Ta-da!
Milton The Trimmed
Hydrangea...go forth and blossom!
Okay, maybe it's not so dramatic, but I've crossed a couple things off my grand spring to-do list, and that's something.