April showers bring May flowers, right? Welp, Mother Nature is messing with us this year by waiting until the flower growth month to dump the rain. How much rain you ask? We aren’t sure because Mr. Pesky’s gauge — that’s just down the road a bit — shows an amount that’s way different than mine.
Yesterday morning, his gauge showed 2 inches of rainfall overnight. Mine was different… a LOT different…
Between the rain storms, Perry planted 4 trees.
Property across the road from the barndo was sold a few years back and the owners plan to build there at some point in the future. It looks like they’re planning to build more in front of the woods, but we still wanted to have some sort of privacy block just in case.
Hugo is convinced the trees are some evil predators eyeing his slice of the earth and loudly protests their existence.
In other news, May doesn’t just bring flowers…
Now you know: Horses have no muscles in their lower legs, so their hooves act as “second hearts”. A horse that can’t move risks blood pooling in its hooves, which can cause tissue death starting from the hooves up. This is a key reason why leg injuries are often fatal for horses.
Mr. Pesky rolled in and then I heard Perry fire up a chain saw. ::cringe::
The lawnmower was buried in a bad spot… one that had yet to get mowed so far this season because I’m too chicken to take the mower over there. Perry had to carve off part of an existing stump to make room for the lawnmower to be pulled out by our hero of the day, Mr. Pesky.
Bring on the rain!
The yard is finished and the mower is back in the garage.
The worst part of yard work here is the ditch. I’m talking about the ditch that the county dug — ignoring my protests. And I did protest!!
It’s a perfect example of taxpayer dollars wasted and extra work for old people.
Last week, we got almost 6 inches of rain in a short amount of time. There was water in the backyard; there was water standing at the edge of Mr. Farmer’s field; but there was NO WATER standing or running in the ditch that Jackson County dug. None.
That “necessary” ditch — forced on us to “keep the road from flooding” — is a constant reminder of how county government can do stupid things that negatively impact the people that live there.
Now you know: Rinsing after brushing increases cavity risk compared to just spitting. Dentists recommend skipping the rinse so fluoride has time to sit on your enamel, remineralize weak spots, and harden the surface against bacteria. Just spit the excess toothpaste out and let it work.
Sometimes big storms translate to big power outages. That’s what happened here when the sky dumped more than 5 1/2 inches of rain over a short amount of time — accompanied by high winds, hail, and all the extras in Mother Nature’s purse. April showers bring May (and sometimes late April) flowers, after all.
At 5:00 PM, Perry called that he was leaving work and hoped to beat the storm. In the 10-minutes it took him to get here, the power went out… the garage door wouldn’t open… and he had to run around the house in the sideways rain to get in the main door. Then we sat for 5 hours in the dark wondering what the heck to do as our phone batteries were slowly dying!
REMC had over 2,000 customers without power.
While 5 hours without electricity felt like a long time, so many people were out much longer. My friend, Julie, in Scipio, got her power back on late morning — and those south of town were in the dark until early evening yesterday.
My experience after having both Duke Energy and REMC is that Duke doesn’t go out as often — but REMC is 100 times more responsive. While some were patient and understanding — others were confronting REMC’s social media poster asking if they would like to “loan a propane grill so the meat they had in their freezer didn’t go bad.”
REMC didn’t cause the storms, y’all.
It sucks to be without power… and it sucks to know you have food in the freezer that may thaw and ruin before it comes back on. But no matter how stressed you are, others who live around you are going through the same thing. It is what it is… with or without drama.
Now you know: The Swedish Navy spent 15 years and millions of dollars tracking what they believed were Russian submarines in their waters. In 1996, civilian scientists finally investigated the acoustic signals and discovered the “submarines” were actually just massive schools of herring farting.
Figuring it’s about time for hummingbirds to roll into the Ville, I cleaned my feeders and hung them outside. I’m ready for the little aviator guests — but they aren’t here yet!
In indiana, you may see a few in early April, but they should be here waiting for refreshments by the end of this month to early May. I can’t wait… I love to watch them. 🙂
Mr. Farmer is getting ready for his yearly job too…
Rex has sprayed the winter wheat and rather than the lush green we saw just a week or so ago, now it’s a brownish orange field.
So much to do!
There’s so much to do in the springtime! Because the forecast is for frost this weekend, the temptation to start too early is real. My inside plants can’t wait to get out for some real sunshine — but I don’t want to be carrying them in and out — so they must wait a bit longer.
Now you know: After investigative reporter Don Bolles was killed by a car bomb in 1976, 38 journalists from competing news organizations teamed up to finish his investigation. He was known for investigating the mob in Phoenix.
Yesterday afternoon just before 6:00 PM, I notice a weather alert on my phone. I open it up because it said “severe” with a big ole exclamation mark sign.
The National Weather Service obviously needs attention.
Here’s the alert…
Severity: Moderate Weather Event Onset: 3:45 PM (EDT), March 17, 2026 Action Recommended: Execute a pre-planned activity as instructed in the Description. Urgency: Take action within the next hour. Description: Less than 1 inch of snow starting after midnight. 🙄
It’s COLD — I’ll admit that.
I was freezing in the garage when the Pesky Neighbors came to give me a birthday present yesterday…
I invited them to come in — I would’ve put the hounds in a different room — but Mr. Pesky said they didn’t have time. Once they got here, I asked them where they were headed. “Home to take a nap!” was the reply.
They likely saw the same alert and are planning to take urgent action once they’re rested.
Funny memory spawned by seeing Mom sitting in the jeep with a cover over her legs…
My great Uncle Ted babied Aunt Lois to the umpteenth degree. I can remember him warming the car for her, walking her out to get in, and covering her legs with a blankie and tucking it in around her before leaving my Nanny & Pappa’s to head back home about an hour north of the Ville. Nanny told me, (and Mom later verified), that Ted also warmed the toilet seat for her. Yup. He would sit on the toilet to warm the seat up before Lois went in to do her business.
That’s a high bar, fellas. I’m willing to bet no one reading this can come close to that one.
Now you know: The last Blockbuster video store in Bend, Oregon hosted a school field trip in 2024 for first graders who were learning about what life was like when their grandparents and parents were growing up.
