Spring Has Arrived At the White Tail Diner

We've been enjoying some glorious weather the past couple of weekends. I bought these primroses for some new landscaping we are working on in the front yard. I love to plant them around big rocks. They are so colorful and apparently not tasty enough for the deer.

Here's one of the two retaining walls Husband built last weekend. We spent more time shopping around for natural stone (which would have cost $150 just for delivery) than the actual building process. We opted for the man-made bricks sold at Lowe's and made four trips with the van to get everything we needed. We are so pleased with the results. Now the deer will have a nice place to park their butts when munching on the two remaining branches of the azaela on the right (you can't see it, it is so mowed down).

Here is what happens to the hyacinths every year, because I'm too lazy to put on my snow boots in March and spray them down with Deer Off. The deer totally demolished our yews that were in front of the windows, therefore the need for new landscaping. Sure hope we can find something that is deer proof besides barberry bushes. I'm not a fan of those prickly things either.

After a busy night of gorging themselves, our deer enjoy relaxing in the woods behind our house. I took this photo around 9 a.m. a few mornings ago. There were six of them lounging, possibly waiting for me to go back inside so they could go get some breakfast.

These are the native ferns we have that grow on our property. I love the new fronds that sprout in the spring. They remind me of tiny fetuses. Interesting how the deer do not care for these no-cost-to-me plants, but treat our hostas like a delightful salad bar.

Happy May Day tomorrow!