Entry:
June 9, 2007
The
cacti situated below one of the Great Room windows, near the
solarium, have started blooming. We had no idea what the flowers
would look like, so we've enjoyed watching this first one flower
into a neat yellow blossom.
Entry:
June 2, 2007
Took
some photos out in the garden today...
The flower in the photo below appears to be a mutant lily.
About eight stems are fused together from the ground up:
Check the Inn
on Mill Creek Innblog for pictures of some of our
roses.
Entry:
May 13, 2007
Happy
Mother's Day to our moms, Melissa and Judy. This is our first
peony in full bloom -- it bloomed on Mother's Day which we
thought was a nice tribute to all the moms out there. The peony
bush is right next to our rhododendron at the Lake House and
blooms when the rhododendron is pretty much finished blooming.
We added a picture of the rhododendron as well...enjoy!
Entry:
May 2, 2007
Exciting
photo news to share...the rhododendron are starting to bloom!
They're a little behind schedule due to a weather hiccup in
April, but over the past week or so, the rhododendron and
azaleas have accelerated their blooming. Below are our first
pink rhododendron blossoms. These blossoms are going to be big.
The ridges that flank our property and the road to the Inn are covered
with rhododendron, so guests coming to the Inn over the next
several weeks should have quite a colorful drive!
We also have a really bold pink azalea for guests to enjoy --
you can see it from the Great Room windows. The azalea's next
door neighbors are a group of cacti:
Entry:
April 24, 2007
We're
so very happy to report that since our last entry, the
fence on our stretch of the three-mile "approach road"
to the Inn is now repaired. Also, in order not to
waste any of our natural resources, the Walnut tree has a new
purpose...it's now serving as 4 benches*... 2 at the southern end of the lake near
the blueberry bushes (below), and 2 in the mossy-glen area
where the two creeks come together. Guests have already
used the pair by the lake, saying it was a perfect spot to pause
to listen to the birds in the early morning.
(*The rest of it
is, of course, now a new stack of firewood ready for the
winter.)
Check
the Inn
on Mill Creek Innblog for updates on the orchard.
Entry:
April 16, 2007
We're
just getting our feet under us as new innkeepers, and Mother
Nature decides to make things even more interesting. High
winds blew over seven of our orchard's apple trees, brought down
an aged Walnut (right across our road - thank goodness for
chainsaws), and even took out about 30% of our old split rail
fence. Repairs and cleanup are underway.
But the
biggest loss is of the better portion of the maple tree that The
Maple Tree Suite is named after... part of it was brought down
into the lake. We're told, however, that the downed
section will be a good habitat for the young trout in the lake,
and even that section of the tree seems to still be clinging to
life (it is still connected at the trunk), so we'll leave it be
for now and see what happens into the summer.
Entry:
February 7, 2007
A quick trip to Old Fort resulted in this photo of Andrews
Geyser. The man-made geyser was constructed in the
late 1800s, and the valve to control the water resides at the Inn
on Mill Creek. A 6" pipe runs the 2 miles down the
mountain to the geyser basin. With 500 feet of elevation pressure
funneled through a 1/2" nozzle, the geyser rises over 80 feet high. The
railroad runs along the ridge behind the geyser (and behind
Dave's Ranger in the photo below...).
On sunny
mornings, a rainbow effect occurs at the geyser.
When you stay with
us, it's worth making the short trip down the valley to check out the geyser for yourself!
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