Full House

Well, summer-like conditions have indeed arrived. Children are everywhere. We have a resident groundhog living under a step in our row. It can be seen sunning itself in the presence of squirrels, pigeons, two mated ducks, and the occasional cat - all getting along with each other. The scene is right out of a Bambi forest book. But the biggest bonus of all is the glorious canopy of mature Linden and Maple trees. Oh, how they are alive. Evergreen and lilac trees share their graciousness as well by providing privacy between units and members with green thumbs have worked their flower magic. The landscaping, although very scruffy in places, is the Saving Grace in this co-op.

Yesterday, my daughter and I planted a flower garden and began to chop down wily bushes along the side of our unit to allow the lilies buried underneath and around them to breath again.

Ah, summer!