…in my yard is the pink Lily of the Valley. It’s hidden off in the woods a bit and partially behind a bush so I didn’t notice it until my second year here. In fact, before I saw it I had no idea pink Lily of the Valley even existed!
Now I know it does - and it makes me smile every time I see it. :o)
…how about some gardening?
Last year I didn’t do much with the veg patch, I threw in some peas, some tomatoes, some peppers and some squash and sat back to see what happened. I didn’t do a whole lot of weeding and I didn’t do a whole lot of planning - however, I did do a lot of picking since, thankfully, everything but the peppers produced. (You kind of have to baby the peppers up here in the frigid north - they get chilly)
This year, I decided to do a bit of planning and a bit of gambling. You see, if you put tomatoes in the ground before Memorial Day in my neighborhood, people sit up and take notice. They start paying attention to what’s going on in your yard - and they start checking the temperature at night. They do this so they can point and laugh when the temp dips and you’re the only idiot in the neighborhood with frosty ‘maters.
Well, I outsmarted Mother Nature (and the neighbors) this year. I went all fancy and got the water teepees and guess what? They work. We had a ‘hard’ frost about two weeks ago that almost killed the tulips that were shivering on the front lawn (don’t worry, they perked back up) but these babies were nice and snug all toasty under their (somewhat expensive) water-filled houses.
I’m hoping for salsa around the end of June. Possibly earlier if I play my cards right. ;o)
The weather did not cooperate on Friday, we had rain and general yuckiness which, combined with a low battery situation, made the photos dark and generally yucky. :o(
Here are the few that didn’t completely suck - and can I just say that trying to get six teenagers to pose for a decent picture is right up there with herding cats in the frustration department? ;o)
As usual, clickety to see the magic. ;o) The girl in the lavender dress is Elaina (you last saw her here - she’s the one with no pants) and the girl in the red dress is Erin. Thanks for looking!
Wow. This week went fast!! So fast, in fact, that I didn’t have time to wander around with the camera. Because of this, I decided to bring out two pictures from Dobby’s England trip:
The sheep are possibly repeats…sorry about that! This week I worked on the back end of my blog a bit and managed to get Lightbox working. Go ahead and click on the pictures in the last three (four if you include this one) posts and you’ll experience the magic. ;o)
In knitting news, I’m finished with the body of Mr. G and have moved on to the first sleeve! My wrists are feeling much better (thanks to the Aleve - and thanks to all the advice I received on the last post) and I only have to wear the braces at night at this point. I’m hoping to have a sweater soon!!
Have a great weekend, everyone! Happy Mother’s Day to those who are celebrating on Sunday :o)
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