Birds singing, Robins appearing on your lawn, calves and foals being born, the greening of lawns and pastures, trees bursting into flower - yes, all the telltale signs of Spring. However, the most prevalent and best sign that Spring has sprung - the first trip to the hospital for those "project" injuries. So I can say for sure that Spring has arrived in SW Idaho:





So, Marc (my brother) fearless yard worker that he is decided to trim the huge old Willow in his backyard, but that is not a job for the weak at heart. The old tree does not give up its limbs casually and generally inflicts damage on the doer of deeds. Of course, when one decides to JUMP off the ladder instead of climbing down it ....

So a broken arm and tweaked tendons in the knee. That's okay. The fearless yard warrior will be back at it again in 4-6 weeks.