During my after breakfast walk today I noticed this
weeping willow thriving in the neighborhood and mentioned to my husband that these trees need moist soil - that's why they're most often seen growing along creek banks. Growing up in this neighborhood, he recalls that the area where this tree is located often flooded during a hard rain ... the drainage was diverted years back - so that explains it...
Tuesday is trash/recycling day in the neighborhood. Roanoke has a reasonable curb side
recycling program but I was saddened to see a bin curbside at only a few houses. I've recycling since the days you had to pack up the papers and cans and drop them into the bins at
Cycle Systems so I appreciate the curbside convenience. One of the moments that convinced me that my DH was a keeper was when he started putting his Diet Coke cans in the bin rather than me fishing them out of the trash.....he still won't go near the compost bin....
We took a drive to
Philpott Lake to scout out camp sites - what a beautiful,quiet area. We found several sites overlooking the water that would be perfect for our camper and only $18.00 dollars a night!
Henry County has been hard hit by numerous textile and furniture factory closings the past few years. I spotted this vacant storefront near the train tracks adjacent to an abandoned factory. I would love to know the stories captured in these walls...
During my after breakfast walk today I noticed this weeping willow thriving in the neighborhood and mentioned to my husband that these trees need moist soil - that's why they're most often seen growing along creek banks. Growing up in this neighborhood, he recalls that the area where this tree is located often flooded during a hard rain ... the drainage was diverted years back - so that explains it...
Tuesday is trash/recycling day in the neighborhood. Roanoke has a reasonable curb side recycling program but I was saddened to see a bin curbside at only a few houses. I've recycling since the days you had to pack up the papers and cans and drop them into the bins at Cycle Systems so I appreciate the curbside convenience. One of the moments that convinced me that my DH was a keeper was when he started putting his Diet Coke cans in the bin rather than me fishing them out of the trash.....he still won't go near the compost bin....
We took a drive to Philpott Lake to scout out camp sites - what a beautiful,quiet area. We found several sites overlooking the water that would be perfect for our camper and only $18.00 dollars a night!
Henry County has been hard hit by numerous textile and furniture factory closings the past few years. I spotted this vacant storefront near the train tracks adjacent to an abandoned factory. I would love to know the stories captured in these walls...
