It sounds like a selection at a Chinese restaurant, doesn’t it? “Three Promises: Shrimp simmered in Black Bean Sauce, Steamed Lobster bits with Ginger, and Baby Carrots suffused with Orange Blossoms.” Nuts. Now the Cowboy and I are hungry. Anyway, our Three Promises are far more mundane. This morning I am going to:
- Investigate the chestnut orchard on Farrell Road, and look for Sandhill Cranes while I’m at it
- Meet Katy at Pine Hill to look at some willow weaving (really, you should look at what Carsten has gotten up to)
- Take Miss Sadie and the Cowboy for a walk somewhere they’ve never been before
That’s the plan. I should be cleaning house in anticipation of the arrival of Rob the Firefighter and the Lady Alicia and the grand-dogs, but I am going to go looking for chestnuts and Sandhill Cranes and willow weavings. Life is short.
It is full of promise in the spring, too. While I’m off wandering, you can go on an orchard tour with John King. I’ll be back.
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
Torch Lake Views 
Cindy Lou
April 23, 2010
Life’s way too short to be spent cleaning on fabulours spring days! Are you going to be showing us willow weavings? Please?
Gerry
April 23, 2010
There are beautiful willow weavings on Carsten’s blog at the link above. It turns out there is less–and maybe more–to the local willow weaving story than it first seemed. More about that in another post.
Scott Thomas Photography
April 23, 2010
Looking forward to you fulfilling those promises, Gerry. Especially if you get to observe the Sandhill Cranes.
Gerry
April 23, 2010
Me too. The first promise will be fulfilled later today.
There were no Sandhill Cranes on Farrell Road this morning, at least not by the time I got there. I might go back at dusk. I have heard them, and one day I saw one fly right over the Writing Studio and Bait Shop, but it was long gone before I recovered from the astonishment.