Alma is so much more careful when playing with her.

May 28, 2023

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We once again woke up just before the sun was about to rise above the mountains and it felt really cold for the first time in a long time. To be honest it wasn’t that cold, the thermometer said it hadn’t been colder than 9C (48,2F) and warmer than that is still fairly uncommon here at nights. But the sky was cloudy and we had a rather strong and chilly wind so I guess the wind and the sky sort of made me think it was much colder 🙂

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It took quite some time before the sun showed itself so we didn’t go out on our walk before 6:15 and I guess that’s why I only saw two deer (the dogs only noticed one of them thankfully) but we heard them run away from us in the forest so Alma was a bit annoying big parts of our walk. The cold feeling has stayed for most of the day but I refused to close the kitchen door where the sun shines (even though we’ve had lots of clouds today). It is however amazing how fast it gets warm indoors again as soon as doors and windows are closed again, The sun is really warm now.

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I have been quite active again today, never thought that ever would happen 🙂 🙂 I have a part of the garden where I’ve had a woodland area and I have neglected it for several years. Once Trilliums thrived there and even self sowed, now I have one or two left and most of the ground was covered in either Wood avens (Geum urbanum) or Solomon’s seal and in early spring different wood anemones. The Hungarian lilacs had spread out and covered the air of over half the surface and an old apple tree that is slowly dying covered the rest. I guess You all by now know what I think of lilacs, so I just broke off lots of the branches, They seem almost impossible to kill so they’ll survive. I also broke off all dead branches of the apple tree.

DSC_0047 (2) — A few of the branches I just tore off.

DSC_0048 (2) — Now finally there’s light in the woodland again.

The tiny Pawpaw is said to like growing beneath bigger trees, at least as young, so while it slowly will grow taller the apple tree stays.

DSC_0038 (4) — Albin always look a bit grumpy. He doesn’t have that pitty smile.

After that I tore up all Wood avens, we have plenty left all over the garden and I also ripped up some of the Solomon’s seal. Now that little place is more open and some sunlight can reach everything growing closer to the ground. I already have an Ginkgo there but it has had a tough time and grown really slowly so I hope this will help a lot. I then planted the Pawpaw tree (well tree is a bit much to call it, can’t be more than a foot high 🙂 🙂 ) where I once had another apple tree that had to go due to tree cancer. Tree cancer is a fungi attacking the tree and it is almost impossible to save the tree once it gotten it. There’s also a rhododendron Catawbiense living there and I think it too will love a bit more sunshine. I also tossed out peat since both it and the Pawpaw likes a bit more acidic soil.

DSC_0041 (3) — Nova might almost be 17 years old but she still plays with the other dogs every now and again.

DSC_0042 (3) — Alma is so much more careful when she plays with Nova, like when she plays with my neighbors daughter than she is when she plays with Albin. Sometimes it looks and sounds as if they are trying to kill each other 🙂 🙂 🙂

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I’ve also made dinner for the coming week and of course the weekly laundry. I have however not baked any bread and since that will take more than two hours to do I’ll just bake some scones. I haven’t been too successful in my previous tries but I’ll keep on trying till I get it right 🙂

DSC_0031 (6) — In bloom in my garden right now, Columbine.

Have a great day!

2 responses to “Alma is so much more careful when playing with her.”

katry

May 29, 2023

Christer,
My two dogs did have that real fight when Henry almost bit off my finger so when they play fight I keep an eye on them as they too sound as if they are really fighting. They bite each others faces. Nala makes the most noise.

I have flowers blooming in my front garden, but I haven’t yet bought the deck flowers. My backyard is dog heaven. I haven’t ever cleared it. I don’t need another place filled with grass and needing mowing. Back there are scrub pine and oak trees, tall grass and plenty of spots for Nala to dig her holes.

I always envy you your green thumb. Your garden flowers are always so beautiful. I did see pawpaw trees growing in Ghana. I tasted my first one there as well.

I seldom get up so early. When I worked, I was up at 5:15. Now I seldom go to bed until close to 2 so I sleep later. The dogs stay asleep as long as I do.

Enjoy your week!

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1. Christer.
  
  May 29, 2023
  
  Hi Kat!
  
  No, no I don’t mean the tropical fruit You call pawpaw and I call papaya 🙂 🙂 🙂 Climate change would have gone insane if I could manage to have that in my garden 🙂 🙂 🙂 I mean the north American fruit Pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
  
  Alma and Albin sort of mix fights and play, it’s usually Alma that goes too far and Albin who gets angry. I learned at a young age never to interfere when dogs fight, I instead pick up the pieces afterwards and drive to the vet if necessary. Also pouring cold water over fighting dogs always does the trick, they stop at once and run away and can suddenly become best friends again 🙂 🙂 🙂
  
  This is a period when not many flowers are in bloom but instead bushes and trees are.
  
  Nova is thankfully a dog that loves to sleep while Alma and Albin are up as soon as I have opened an eye 🙂 Alma also loves to scream like crazy if I don’t get up quick enough 🙂 🙂
  
  Have a great day!
  
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