A very eclectic set in honor of a new H.S. grad who's going to college to study nuclear engineering in the fall.
Friday, June 9, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023
BAPA porch concert tomorrow night (6/9)
BAPA's porch concert is happening tomorrow night (6/9) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Park 581 in Morgan Park (map link here).
Click here for more info, including food vendors.
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Our trees need water
This May has been extremely dry. My back yard rain gauge has recorded NO measurable rain for about 2 weeks and only 1" of rain for the entire month. For comparison, last year we got 5.7" in May, with a similar amount in 2022, 8.6" in May 2021 and 11.1" in May 2020. It's normally a month where Mother Nature sets our trees up well to start the growing season, so this May has been a disaster for trees that are totally reliant on rainfall.
In my travels around the neighborhood today, I saw a number of young trees that were planted in the last year or two that were showing significant signs of drought stress - brown wilted leaves and fallen leaves. Trees need extra help in the first 3 years after planting to ensure that they get enough moisture to establish a healthy root system and grow well. This means giving each young tree at least 5 gallons of water per week.
Even if your trees are well established, they can suffer from drought stress and drop their leaves in these extremely dry conditions. I like to use a soaker hose encircling the trunk of an established tree, or a sprinkler if I'm also watering an adjacent garden bed. We give our trees a deep soak at least once a week when it's this dry.
So many young trees have been planted here in the last few years, replacing trees that were removed due to poor health and/or storm. Those young trees need your help. Please water your trees in dry weather to ensure that they stay healthy and survive.
Friday, June 2, 2023
non sequitur Friday
Variations on a theme
Labels:
David Bowie,
Elvis Costello,
music,
Nena,
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Friday, May 26, 2023
non sequitur Friday
Variations on a theme .... quite a contrast between these two.
I've always appreciated the bass player in this band, especially on this tune.
I've always appreciated the bass player in this band, especially on this tune.
Friday, May 19, 2023
non sequitur Friday
Variations on a theme... I usually do these with different artists, but thought it would be fun to have 3 different interpretations with Sting.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
BAPA porch concert on Friday 5/19
BAPA's porch concert is happening tomorrow night (5/12) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on the Longwood side of Ridge Historical Society.
Click here for more info, including food vendors.
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