to make kitten britches

I found a wad of felted clean cat fur in the dryer when I was taking out a load of whites.  Huh.  Guess that really was a fur ball the cat hacked up the other day!

make rain while the sun shines...

In Colorado, we have to water our lawns on those inevitable 70F days during the winter or our trees and grass will not just go dormant, they will die.  Winters like this one, where there has been little snow to speak of unless you are in the mountains, it is especially important.

All this means to me is that I must break out my summer nemesis, the spike sprinkler, as our in-ground system has been put to bed for the other inevitable days where the temps hover around zero.

The spike sprinkler looks harmless enough, with its handy push-into-the-ground metal base and hose hook up.   It's when you start looking at all those settings that the user becomes, well, wet. 

If there are arrows on the damn thing, I have yet to see how they line up to anything resembling how I want the water to spray out.  The spray range markers work great, once you determine on which side they are meant.  I am not entirely sure it ever came with directions and the whole affair is one of trial and error until you have the coverage you want.  Even then, there is more sidewalk and truck watering than I would prefer and I remain unconvinced my future greenery is benefiting. 

Well, at least my glasses are cleaner!