The End of the Alley, Junk Yard Alley

The area formerly known as junk yard alley is no more.  Last weekend we hauled the last of the trash into the dumpster.  We still have to pinch ourselves to believe the trash is gone.  Some highlights of what we found.....

• 100's of shower door 
• toilets in many colors
• sinks in many colors
• formica laminate
• corian countertops
• whirlpool tub
• shower
• steel girders
• dishwashers
• ovens
• stoves
• cabinet doors
• 6 wheel barrows
• corrugated metal roofing
• culvert pieces
• pvc pipe
• many many tires
• ride on lawn mower
• tile attached to subfloor
• pink and purple big wheel
• hundreds of 5 gallon plastic buckets
• cutouts from bathroom sink holes
• an international truck with 1988 plates
• fire escape ladder

Turkey Nest,  notice the poision ivy.

Now that the tough stuff is done we were able to take on a fun project.  The four of us blazed a trail about 1/2 mile thru the woods.  Jackson is anxiously awaiting his new mountain bike so he can attack the trails.  About two dys after the trail was finished,  we came across a turkey nest with a dozen eggs.  I guess we will have to avoid that part of the trail for now.  Yesterday while making breakfast,  I only had one egg and was very tempted to grab one of these and see if anyone would notice.  I think the eggs should hatch around June 1st.  I am very tempted to go out on May 31, grab a few eggs, and raise Thanksgiving dinner.

The garden looks so nice,  this time before the weeds take over things always look so promising.  We have been getting strawberries daily and if we have the warm days promised by the weatherman tomorrow should be a bumper crop.  The potato experiment is going well.  Both the grow bags and the bed of straw have potatos growing.  We have also been fortunate to have many fresh lettuce salads.