Weekend Weather

There has been quite a bit of severe weather throughout the Ozarks of Missouri and parts to our east.
Fortunately, our little area around Highlandville MO has been spared from anything more than some strong wind. It looks like we are going to be missed by the worst of the severe storms again today. 
We may get some rain and thunderstorms. I am hopeful that it won't be too bad.

It looks like the overall system will bring some cooler temps and I hope to get some more work done outside. It doesn't sound like much, but on this property digging even a small hole is work that requires a pick or heavy breaker bar (IYKYK). Getting four maple saplings into the ground is going to be work for an old, fat guy like me.

Maples (like most hardwoods) are typically slow growing trees. It would be nice to be here to see them as mature trees, especially in the fall. In any case, they will be here long after we are gone and will provide shade and beauty for future owners of this land.
I also have a couple of mulberry saplings that have started growing in unwanted places. I'm certain they were seeds dropped by birds. I think I'll try to transplant them to better locations to feed future generations of birds. Yesterday I found a cherry and stem dropped in one of my flowerbeds. I fear some poor bird dropped its dinner! There are no cherry trees (that I know of) anywhere near us.
And I have an Eastern red bud sapling to plant as well. 

All-in-all, it is just another week in paradise. 
This will be our fifth summer in this home and the landscaping is starting to come together. There are things that I'd like to add, and some things that I might take out. I am currently content to spend a couple of hours per day doing something in the yard. 

For friends and neighbors that have been hit by the storms, be sure to reach out if you need something. Oftentimes, it's not that your friends are uncaring; it's simply that they don't know.

John