Engaging

Last night, after taking me out to a wonderful birthday dinner, my boyfriend gave me this and asked me to marry him! Of course I said yes, since he's the most wonderful boyfriend any girl could have! I won't embarass him by detailing all the reasons I love him (like the fact that he sings funny songs to the dog and is as big a dork as I am) but suffice it to say, I'm very happy right now!

Zero tolerance policy

Any time I see a blade of grass in my garden now, I yell "Out, out, damned weed!" I'm not exactly sure when regular old turf grass became a 'weed' in my book... but really, as far as plants go, there are much nicer and much more beneficial and productive plants. Ya know. Some of which I'll learn about when I start my Habitat Stewards training tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a picture of the cardboarded lawn that I promised. We're trying a small patch around the existing garden bed, to see how it works.


And here is a picture of my spectacularly spooky headless girl:


I was considering putting some kind of birdfeeder on top, a saucer or tray, or a bowl, wouldn't it be great to see the birds eating out of it? But I also just like her sitting there, watching us... er... y'know....

Inks Lake

Yesterday we went to Inks Lake for my boyfriend's work party...

We fed this friendly doe...


Watched some ducks paddle around...


Fed this buck & his family....

Played on some Sea-doos...

Enjoyed the scenery...


And when it was time to drive home, we talked about coming back soon.