Walk With Me - Big Changes Coming!

I need to walk down to the property below to get my truck. My son and his wife are camped down there, they used the truck to haul most of their belongings up so they could get the apartment empty and clean before the end of the month. They get the keys to the new house tomorrow!!! But for today, I need my truck and it is down below. It is a short walk, sort of steep but we are just going downhill lol!

First stop, let the chickens out. Baby Chicken Bird has grown into a fairly good looking roo!

I need the truck to go get milk, so I am packing my empty jugs down with me, along with a little water and my purse so I can just leave from down there. I love this little cooler, I use it almost every day. A most excellent gift from my mother in law!



The snowdrops are still in bloom, and spreading all down the side of the hill.



Looking down at the lower property from here you can get some sense of how steep this south face really is.



Theses babies are popping up everywhere! I am not sure what they are, anybody have a guess? The flowers are purple, look sort of like an onion family blossom but there is no onion smell to the plant. BurgdorfPat calls them "Woolly Britches" but google refuses to confirm that identity...



Now THIS little gem I know! I spent months learning to identify this plant and hunting it down. Once I finally knew what I was looking for, there it was ALL OVER MY PROPERTY lol! Lomatium is its name, or "desert parsley." There is a very distinctive smell to my desert, and this plant is a major player in the aromatherapy mix, along with yarrow, pine and sage.



Coming around the corner where the old house is. This was actually a home and not really THAT long ago, less than 50 years. There is actually a pretty good roof on it still, a good chimney...



Some nice cupboard fronts would really spruce the kitchen up, don't you think?



That wallpaper might need updating, although it has a certain shabby chic" feel to it!



See this room? It still has a FLOOR!



Isn't it cute? All it needs it just a little TLC.. It is a FIXER, you can add your personal touches to it! Sorry, it seems I've spent too much time with real estate agents lately... lol! Off the edge the other direction are the remains of another old building, perhaps a garage or barn to the old house, maybe another house. This was actually a subdivision in its day! Now the old foundation makes a good target practice place.



This tangle of old plum trees is where our bear likes to hang out. She has not showed up this year, I hope she is all right!



We are there! See where the truck was stuck this morning? See the kids' furniture tastefully decorating the yard? It simply has to get worse before it gets better. Their stuff will be gone tomorrow, then WE start moving stuff down.

OK, we are back from the milk run, lets do a quick check out the back door, see what is going on out there too. The wind is blowing so I apologize for the blur, but I wanted to get some close ups so if there are any fruit tree experts reading this, maybe they can tell me what they think. I think these are fried, although the cherry tree looks like it MIGHT be OK. What do you all think?

Yeah, the pears (top and bottom) look like they are toast to me. But the calves are fat and happy, one is having a little snack right now!



Still pretty chilly and winter's gloom lingers on, but spring is absolutely starting to appear!

All photos taken today with my cell phone. I can't believe how well that crocus one came out!


With spring comes pasture change, and when we move the cows down we are going too. Hopefully they will be less inclined to break out and wander up the hill if they have people closer. Bessie and I have a rather twisted relationship. I think she's my dog and she thinks I'm her alpha cow. Hey, don't judge... we love each other and that is all that matters!

THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH ME FOR A WHILE!
Namaste!