Spring Cleanup '11 another success

Many of the mature plantings around the Terrace are showing signs of nearing the end, their demise helped along by the unusually harsh winter. Nevertheless, the common areas once again are spruced up for the summer.

Led by Grounds Committee Chairman Harvey Bailey, an energetic group of dedicated gardeners, painters and fixer-uppers on Saturday trimmed, plucked, planted, brushed, sawed and scrubbed their way through winter's accumulated muck and debris to make Spring Cleanup 2011 a success.

The work crew:

Harvey and Lorraine Bailey, Ed and Elaine Reilly, Tom and Ginny Chichester, Bill Dowd, Joe Claeys, Russ Golino, Trent Cox, Nadeen Thompson, Jack Coyne, Tom Savchick, Amy Willard, Betty Looney, Paula Fox and Bob Malphus, Fil Steiner, Bob Hayward.

To those who show up virtually every year, our earnest thanks. To those who usually do but had conflicting demands this year, see you next year. For those who never bother helping ... well, enjoy the fruits of your neighbors' labor and the lovely look of the Terrace.

Here are a few candid shots I took of the work effort.

-- Bill Dowd