When the wind blows…

 

.                                                  …don’t fight it!  Not that we could.

 

As I write this post, I’m watching the wind blow…strong enough to make the boughs of the neighbour’s giant spruce tree rock wildly back and forth and the seeds from the elm are swirling about.   Even the scrappy sparrows are hiding out (we have warring “hosts” of sparrows…they’re ruthless!).  I had good intentions of going out today to amend the soil in the containers so when temperatures allow, I’d be ready to plant.  Instead, I’m heading out to the garden centres to look for herbs.  If I find what I’m looking for they can shelter in the greenhouse for a couple of weeks.

I do have a project in mind, however, to take advantage of the wind.

 

I’ve been wanting an outdoor clothesline for some time.  The problem was finding a place to put one as there are too many obstacles (trees) in my back garden for a line to run for any length.

At this time of the year I often think of my mom.  Mother’s Day is just around the corner and her birthday was in mid May.  I’m smiling to myself, thinking of what she’d have to say about me wanting an outdoor clothesline.  She didn’t consider me a “domestic” and in fairness, she was right about that.  In my adolescence, I grumbled often (all the time) when I’d have take frozen sheets and towels, or my sister’s diapers off the clothesline in the dead of winter only to have to rehang them all on the line in the basement!  Appreciating the fresh scent of line dried laundry escaped me!

Now I long for that fresh clean scent.  In Spring, I take the heavy down quilts off the beds and wash them along with all the down pillows.  If you do this too, you know how long it takes to dry them.  I run them through the dryer once to fluff up the feathers and then lay them out over patio chairs and tables to air dry.  This sounds good in theory, however, half the time it rains or they blow off into a garden bed and I have to start the process all over again.  With a clothesline and a windy day this chore would be a “breeze”.

 

 

 

I found this idea on Pinterest and it’s a perfect option for me.  I’ve asked my handyman (my nephew) if he could build something like this for me and he’s game to try.

I will install it on the west side of the greenhouse.  It will  be (almost) unnoticeable from the front of the greenhouse and  be just the right length to hang a quilt.  I will have 2 lines  like in the photos.

 

 

Lately I’ve been wondering why it’s taking so long for a load of laundry to dry in the dryer.  I decided to check the vent outside and this is what I found.  It’s not easy to see in the photo and I didn’t want to get too close, but some birds have built a cozy and warm nest for their offspring.  I’ll have to wait until the babies have left the nest before I can take it down.  A perfect hiding place!

xox Judy❤️