On Mother's Day, Sargie and I took a ride to Clarke's Landing in Crystal Falls. The Paint River has been near flood stage and the water going over the spillway of the hydro electric dam is impressive.

May 13, 2014 - Tuesday evening
47 degrees/partly cloudy/breezy
Pentoga Road

We had a wonderful Mother's Day on Pentoga Road. I worked in the garden most of the morning, mostly weeding and making the first planting of the year, snap peas. I also seeded the giant pumpkins and several varieties of cucumbers in the greenhouse. 

Shortly after noon, we took a leisurely drive simply enjoying the beautiful day.

Tannin from plants, tree roots, and leaves, color the water brown.

Our Mother's Day meal was an old fashioned fried chicken dinner complete with mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn.

Neighbor Mike gave Brutus one of his favorite chew toys, a deer antler. It's the only thing hard enough that Brutus can't immediately demolish. (That antler has five points by the way.)

I spent most of Monday welding another tomato cage. It's a slow go. Looking through a welder's mask often finds me off mark, sometimes as much as an inch or two. Still, two cages are finished. Ten more to go.

I picked up night crawlers on Monday evening, also large earthworms while working in the garden. They are now living in worm bedding inside a styrofoam cooler in the basement.

The asparagus has started poking through the ground. I picked the first batch on Tuesday.

Sargie had Tuesday off. After working in the garden all morning, we took a drive to Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Firm believers of "Build it, they will come," we purchased a basketball backboard with a pole, base, etc; also a basketball. The truth be known... Sargie loves to play H-O-R-S-E. So do I. Game on.

I received a call from the shipper's saying they are ready to deliver the backhoe and would like to know when I'll be home. Naturally, we were in Rhinelander, so I'll return the call Wednesday morning. Excited? You bet! Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, there's only a small section of the garden yet to be turned over and weeded and that will be finished for now. I hope to spend the rest of Wednesday welding another tomato cage. I also need to purchase a deck belt for the Cub Cadet and then the oil needs to be changed in the Ford tractor.

I guess one could say that a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...