The Lilac Broom

F riday's are my day to write about our Thursday Hiking experience.  This week, my son and I worked in the Berry Patch and the Fairy Garden to get things ready for Spring.  Later, when Annika was home, we went for a walk/Bike Ride to the Soccer Complex.  At around 12:45pm, both Alex and I were excited to take a break and get outside.  It was his lunch break for "Long Period", so we bundled up and grabbed the dog and went for a walk around the property to check things out.  The Berry Patch and Fairy Garden looked Bleak to say the very least.  Many things were just piled up where they shouldn't be because my husband is very untidy when he works the yard.  If I want to avoid that happening in the future, I will need to be more attentive, stay active and prevent it.  Alex and I decided to fence off the Berry Patch Zone due to the fact that birds and bunnies ravished it last year.  My plants looked like barely twigs!  It was utterly discourag...

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