Spring preparations at home and around the Valley.

We have been busy cleaning up and preparing for summer.  We had an unusual fall last year, it was warm and green until a sudden snowstorm in November froze everything.  The trees and bushes suffered from that, some are looking rough and some are dead, dead, dead.

Irrigation water is fun to play with, keeping the pond and sprinklers ready to go. We have also been out to the Parma ponds, they are looking good.  We will see if the aerators there help keep the water clear and help the bass and good fish do better.

We opened the pond early, thankfully the weather has
 cooperated and the kids are having fun already. The green turned blue
with some filtering and chlorine. 

Cleaning the pond bottom, the pump appreciates less work,
the water is really flying out the sprinklers this year.

Survivor bullfrog.

Carp at the Parma pond inflow ditch.

Re-coating the asphalt drive way.

I just missed catching Oscar jumping off the shed roof.  

Beatles tribute bands:

Last night we went with some other Idaho British Car Club members
to a dinner theater that was having two Beatles tribute bands. They
had invited us to give a British atmosphere,  we had fun, though
we have heard better bands. 

Our ZB Magnette, Liz and Josh were along too.