Geothermal installation in Mt Gretna

DIGGING - week of May 2

Two holes of 375 feet.  They hit water at 160 feet.  

mud

Week of May 16th - installation of pipes into house and the machine into the crawl space below Susan's office.  

Gretna Garden 2011

New trees at entrance - "Harry Lauder's Walking Stick" - curly branches lose leaves in winter.  They grow to 8'.  Dave and I transplanted them over the weekend, using our aging backs...

  

The pool garden has sweet potato vine, coleus, lantana, salvia, dahlia and "peek-a-boo."  The pool opens  May 20th!

 Basil, tarragon and oregano.  A second pot has dill, lemon verbena and rosemary. 

March and April 2011 Flat Rock

Neighbor Maralee brings noses to Mitchell (first meeting)

Highland Lakes Yoga, Yogi Fred and Algernon the peacock

 Algernon visits yoga class to display his feathers

Fred feeds him seeds

 The lake in spring

Dave and Susan climbed to Chimney Rock

Maralee and Roger hosted a picnic Easter Sunday at the lake

 Bocce!  

Mitchell tossed the white target ball

Picnic under the tree

 Mitchell and Susan look for fish

Peacock chases turkey

Garden Tour on Saturday afternoon - Maralee, Barbara, Susan

Mitchell plays Zingo and What's Gnu? 

Mitchell and Ozan chat on Skype

 "Help us identify the characters on the shirt"