Today saw the running of the first annual 7 mile Run Gloucester! road race. Over 1000 runners were expected including some with world class stature. Organizer Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports is well known for staging well run events (pun intended!). Saucony, Gloucester Times, Dunkin Donuts and others sponsored and proceeds go to Gloucester Fisherman Athletic Association.
Ohhhh to be a kid again. Today’s Little League Parade went down Stacey Boulevard and right over the Cut Bridge. I was out back digging, getting the tomato garden ready and heard ‘em comin’. Sorry I missed the first couple of fire engines. But you can still hear the drummers, see the kids and the trophy’s in the video.
We have great off leash dog walking in Gloucester. My guys love Ravenswood. We go there often.
Puppies running around in the sun, waiting to be adopted. Doesn’t get much cuter than this at Cape Ann Animal Aid on Main St. in Gloucester’s East End. Great video.
A couple of weekends ago I went to E. Dorset VT to The Wilson House. Nice 3.5 hour ride out Rt. 2 and then north into VT. There’s also a great 3800′ mountain to climb, Mt. Equinox. My friend Jon and I went up and down Friday and also went to “the Falls” on Saturday. Nice trip.
Can’t get enough of these crab apple trees in bloom. The darkest one is what they look like late at night as I take the dogs out for one last ‘blast”. Wish you could smell how fragrant they are (the trees, not the dogs)! Yeah spring.
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We wanted to see what is “coming down the pike” in home construction, so we headed “over the bridge” to take in this show April 1, 2009. Green is in. Not necessarily just the color… Energy efficiency in home systems seems to be a big goal in everything from recycled glass in concrete, custom countertops (The Slab Lab) to heating your house with geothermal (heat that comes from with in the earth) energy. I love to see the “pretty” things like carpet and drawer pulls but the displays were evenly divided between aesthetics and energy efficiency. Screens that are stored “rolled up” so as not to cloud the all important views and light were displayed. It was the first time I had seen brand new (energy efficient of course!) windows with new glass made to look wavy like old glass from the 19th century. The pictures I took don’t really do this concept justice, but thats why there is a picture of a window in my slideshow! Of course there were the whole house controls (heat, lights sound, security etc.), that you can run through your iphone or another computer. I was afraid to ask questions at that display, because it would become readily apparent to all involved that I am quite a lightweight in the use and application of my iphone for the ordinary things in life! It was an interesting day that has still got me thinking. Patty Knaggs
Started digging today! Transplanted an odd piece of privet hedge to a gap created by a partial fence replacement. I’ve heard it said, you can’t kill privet, but this should be a good test. I got some smaller roots with the top growth, but I really had to cut many roots that were 1/2 to 1 inch thick with my biggest loppers! I guess the only thing I really have going for this transplant is there are no leaves out yet (justttt starting to get green at the tips..) and the cool weather. The tall phlox is sprouting, the bleeding hearts are at least 6″ high and the lilac buds are bright green and fat. The evening primroses are starting to get green at the soil line and the Asian lilies have sprouted also. Oh yea, the crocuses are blooming, the tulips are 6″ high and the peonies are pushing up the red sprouts through the soil. I spread some lime I had from a broken, wet bag around my astilbe, clematis and hydrangea. The sunflower seeds from last years plants have sprouted. They are no bigger then a penny, which includes both leaves!
