ARAPAHOE, WYOMING

Today I decided to take a jaunt on my moped. Cindy is traveling back from Minnesota so I am by myself. It is a beautiful day so an adventure seemed in order.

I filled the tank, packed water, and headed off on my adventure. I have heard people talk about St. Stephen Mission school and Arapahoe so I decided to ride out there. I figured once in Arapahoe I could stop at a cafe and get a soda or something.

Well off I went. It was great. Traffic wasn't too bad and the road was great so I wasn't too worried. I drove out unto the Wind River Reservation and passed ranches and trailer homes. Poverty seems evident everywhere. Parts of what I saw was rather pretty.

I drove and drove all the while looking for Arapahoe. I never did find it. I found the school and St. Stephen's Mission school but no Arapahoe.

I put on roughly 20 miles and came home with tired legs and a bit of a sore butt.

I googled Arapahoe once home and discovered there is no town of Arapahoe. It is a geographical area within the reservation with two schools which I saw. So it ended up being an adventure and s learning experience as well.

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PLANTING

Let the work begin. It was a gorgeous day yesterday so it was time to work outside.
The kids have Cindy a gift certificate for our local nursery so we bought a plum tree and some shrubs. After finding out they do have a planting service but that it would be 3 months I knew it was going to be me again.
This will be my 5th time writing this on my Kindle. I keep losing the changes.
Well I removed the stone from the rectangle you see above. That took a long time but I got it done. Once done with that part I started to dig the hole for the tree. First I ran into something underground called a water muffler. Anyone know what that is? I figured it was there for a reason so I didn't disturb it. Instead I moved the hole over. It was a pain but once again I got it done.
After a break I dug holes for three shrubs and planted those in a different bed. I believe once we are done it will look nice.
I made sure the plants are getting plenty of water. I put something called a Treegator around the tree. It is a bladder that holds water and slowly releases it over a week. The shrubs are on our drip system so that is automatic.
In the rectangle I will plant perhaps 4 shrubs or perennials to sort of anchor the corners. Then I will  be putting mulch down to finish it off.
So we are getting close to being done in the front. In the back I have seeded a few bare spots.


We want to plant one more tree in our front yard. Once we buy it I will get it done.
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