Hail Storm
Uhl
Apr 17, 2007
Glad I wasn’t riding outside when this storm came through! This afternoon we were treated to a nasty hailstorm with marble-sized hail. Not big enough
Home & Garden
Spring
Uhl
Mar 23, 2007
Spring is officially here and the fruit trees are starting to show it. Our apricot and Pluot trees are both blooming, while the rest are
Fruit Tree Pruning
Uhl
Feb 27, 2007
We have seven fruit trees in our backyard that we planted a few years ago. Since we got them when they were fairly small they
Snow Arrives
Uhl
Nov 28, 2006
Ever since Thanksgiving, the weather has been progressively feeling more and more winter-like. Last night we finally had some snow that stuck in the valley,
Fruit Harvest
Uhl
Aug 23, 2006
Between the tomato plants and the fruit trees both being in season right now, we came back from our weekend trip to a lot of
Air Quality Alert
Uhl
Aug 16, 2006
Yesterday they issued an air quality red alert due to the smoke from all the wildfires around the region. We’ve continued to have a bunch
Wind Storm
Uhl
Aug 11, 2006
Last night we had a freak wind storm come through the Boise area. There was no lightning or rain associated with it, but the wind
Mmmm…Pluots
Uhl
Aug 8, 2006
What’s a pluot? It’s a cross between an apricot and a plum. We were first introduced to them when we were living in Utah. They’ve
Tomatoes
Uhl
Jul 18, 2006
Yesterday was a long travel day. Heather and I were flying standby and I guess there was an America West flight that was canceled which
Hail Storm
Uhl
Jun 13, 2006
Check out this hail! If you look closely you can even see some bouncing off the walkway! This storm came through about 4 o’clock this
Watch the Garden Grow
Uhl
Jun 8, 2006
More gardening work today. I weeded the garden and tree beds. Then I covered all the tree beds with the leftover weed barrier from last
Fruits and Veggies
Uhl
May 24, 2006
I finally got the garden pretty much done for now. I spent a good amount of time last week on it, tilling the soil, weeding
Day Off
Uhl
Feb 28, 2006
Eagle, ID — I don’t know if I’m still recovering from last week’s extended rides after Valley of the Sun, or I’m feeling the effects of
Return Home
Uhl
Feb 23, 2006
Eagle, ID — After my ride yesterday, I had time to eat well and then pack up my bike and drop it off at FedEx. Since
Tree Pruning
Uhl
Feb 13, 2006
Eagle, ID — Time for the yearly fruit tree pruning. It’s amazing how much our seven fruit trees grow during the season. We learned that you
Giant Zucchini
Uhl
Aug 23, 2005
With Heather so busy with her new job with New York Life Insurance Company, I’ve been tending the garden. I didn’t realize how fast zucchini
Ladybugs are Back
Uhl
May 16, 2005
Last year we unleashed 1000 ladybugs to make sure our fruit trees didn’t have an aphid problem. They seemed to work for a little while
Christmas Lights
Uhl
Dec 23, 2004
Tonight, Heather and I took a drive to see all the local Christmas lights. There’s one house here in Boise on Quail Ridge that has
Dueling Chairs
Uhl
Dec 23, 2004
We finally bit the bullet and bought some furniture. Since we’re both always at the computer (that is, aside from riding), we figured we’d start
Sold our House in Utah
Uhl
Aug 5, 2004
We finally did it, we sold our house in Pleasant Grove, UT. We actually signed the closing papers on Saturday while we were in Utah