Martha's Attic

Several years ago, I sprained my right ankle.  It hurt, bad.  Never having sprained it before, I went to the doctor, just to be sure.  It was just a sprain, take it easy.  So, three weeks ago, I spained my left ankle.  I was taking the dog for a walk, going down the front steps, looking at the moon.  The last step is not very high, not paying attention I thought I was stepping to the sidewalk, not -I stepped on the edge of the step, and turned my ankle, and went down -it hurt so bad I thought I was going to pass out.  Luckily Jack did not try to drag me out in the yard.  I managed to get myself inside the house and put ice on it.  I have been living with this ankle, still swollen and sore, couldn't flex my foot, for three weeks.  Of course, during this time I have been walking the dog every morning (except for the first four mornings), raking, weed eating, and general house work.  It really started to worry me that it wasn't getting...

We've had this young squirrel visiting for a couple of weeks, he's a sweet little thing.  I couldn't figure out how he was the size he is and spring just started.  I found out that squirrels can have babies in January through April and another litter later in the year. I overwinter some of my plants in a small room on the back of the house, a Preying Mantis case must have come in on one of my plants.  I started finding baby Mantises on my plants last week.  I got a great picture of one on my tomato seedling.