It stopped raining so Aubrey and I went out for a photo shoot. So here's a garden update! Click on the pictures if you want to zoom in for a better view.
But before we get to the garden, here's a picture for Dad of regular instant pudding (as opposed to fat-free sugar-free). This is the store brand, and you will just have to trust me that the Jell-O brand was being sold adjacent to it. It was about 3 feet to the left of the fat-free sugar-free variety.
Aubrey is a great helper in the garden. In the above photo she was testing the sturdiness of the bird feeder (it passed). In the photo below, she's multi-tasking: moving rocks and picking dandelions. And singing "Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go..."
She got a sandbox (turtle, background) handed down from her friend who outgrew it. She looks forward to playing with it on the next warm, non-rainy day.
Asparagus. Note the big one just peeking through.
The clematis, about 2 feet high. It grows so fast!
Black raspberry patch, leaves starting to sprout.
Hydrangea, sprouting.
Daylilies (right) and lilies of the valley (right foreground and left side just past the curved metal thing). Everything else you see is weeds except a little columbine. I think I'd like to transplant some errant columbines from around the yard into this patch on the left. Jason I hope you are reading this.
But before we get to the garden, here's a picture for Dad of regular instant pudding (as opposed to fat-free sugar-free). This is the store brand, and you will just have to trust me that the Jell-O brand was being sold adjacent to it. It was about 3 feet to the left of the fat-free sugar-free variety.
Glad we got that settled.
A garden store had astilbe for half price so we couldn't resist planting 7 more in the rock garden - now we have eleven! Two white, two red, and seven pink. Rest assured you will be seeing more of them in the coming weeks.
Aubrey is a great helper in the garden. In the above photo she was testing the sturdiness of the bird feeder (it passed). In the photo below, she's multi-tasking: moving rocks and picking dandelions. And singing "Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go..."
She got a sandbox (turtle, background) handed down from her friend who outgrew it. She looks forward to playing with it on the next warm, non-rainy day.
Asparagus. Note the big one just peeking through.
The clematis, about 2 feet high. It grows so fast!
Black raspberry patch, leaves starting to sprout.
Hydrangea, sprouting.
Daylilies (right) and lilies of the valley (right foreground and left side just past the curved metal thing). Everything else you see is weeds except a little columbine. I think I'd like to transplant some errant columbines from around the yard into this patch on the left. Jason I hope you are reading this.
Below, the strange bush with the flat spiny branches is on the right, leafing out. Still don't know what it is. On the left is the prickly bush that you thought might be flowering quince. It's blooming; see closeup in next photo.
Front garden. Trying to keep it weeded. Not doing too well with that.
Here's the current state of the church garden that we passed on our walk while you were here. I love watching the progress - something new practically every day.
Our garden bed with tomatoes (left 4 plants), okra (buried seeds) and purple bells (right).
Here is last year's photo.
The last few days have been great for bird sightings - I've seen lots of goldfinches at the feeder and surrounding trees and even a couple of orioles which are gorgeous. Also these rose-breasted grosbeaks.
Front garden. Trying to keep it weeded. Not doing too well with that.
Here's the current state of the church garden that we passed on our walk while you were here. I love watching the progress - something new practically every day.
Our garden bed with tomatoes (left 4 plants), okra (buried seeds) and purple bells (right).
Here's the bush I said might blossom while you were here - it waited until after you left. Aubrey and I had a photo in front of it last year so we decided to carry on with tradition.
Here is last year's photo.
The last few days have been great for bird sightings - I've seen lots of goldfinches at the feeder and surrounding trees and even a couple of orioles which are gorgeous. Also these rose-breasted grosbeaks.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
