Whose woods these are? I think I know! Mine! My yard is an overgrown maze of weeds, vines, leaves and plants that look like they’ve barely survived a nuclear winter. After neglecting it for so long as well as dealing with the overabundance of rainfall last September and a recent knee surgery, [...]

Aerial Photo of Douglasville, GA courtesy Telegraph.co.uk
This past Fall was a particularly trying time for me and some of my neighbors. In September 2009, certain areas of Georgia were flooded out where there were no official flood zones. We were graced with torrential rainfall that is only seen once a century. [...]

It has been raining non-stop for the past two days and intermittently for the past week.  This is typical weather for an autumn day in the south.  It’s a blessed relief from the harsh humid weather that we have to contend with from April until November, so the raindrops may be inconvenient at times, it’s [...]

The scorching hot days of summer have finally arrived! I really haven’t gotten as much done as I would have liked by this time of the year, but what can you do? At this point, I still have to mulch a rather large bed, plant a 3 gallon hydrangea and a few perennials, finish pressure [...]

In the span of one week we began with a couple of inches of snow and concluded the week with 75 degree sunshine!  I was deathly afraid that the newly sprung tulips and daffodils would croak under the weight of the snow, but they are doing fantastically well!  Carisa and I spent this past weekend [...]

The past couple of weeks have been weird.  During the week, the weather is cold, bitter and wet.  Getting up to go to work in it is no fun, but you do what you have to, right?  Then comes the weekend….the weather while still mild, it almost beautiful.  This explains how we got so many [...]

It has been a whole year since my last post!  Yay!  Ummm….ok.  I guess that’s nothing to celebrate, huh?  What can I say, I have been very busy with my other blogs/websites like this one: www.aviewtoathrill.net and .  So, please feel free to check them out.
Now, how do I start to discuss what I’ve done [...]

Ok, I’ve been lazy…..I know it’s been awhile since my last post….so I will get right to it. We have been experiencing an awful, terrible drought here. There is a complete ban on outdoor watering which is understandable. It has only motivated us to find new and creative ways in direct response to our new [...]

Wow….I guess it’s time to play catch up! It has been raining steadily for the past four days straight…..I can’t tell you how happy I am about this! You can already see an improvement in the color and texture of the lawn and the vibrancy of the shrubs and flowers. Everything is looking great! Of [...]

I don’t know how much longer we’ll be able to get along without a steady flow of rainwater. When there is rain in the forecast, it’s a rare occasion that we actually see any of it. Oh, well, we have a 60% chance today, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
We were really busy this weekend. [...]