A busy day

Our Garden May 10th 2011

Before starting my morning chores I sneaked outside and took this picture of our gardens. By tonight when I typed this post, I wished I had taken a later photo. Some things really shot up today in the almost 90 degree temperatures and a little sun. The blacksmith played gardener today. He planted more green beans, put papers down under all 37 tomato plants and then added wire cages around them all.

Mother Day's flower

The kids gave me a gift certificate to a local nursery on mother's day. On my way home from work Monday I stopped and spent it all, plus $3.40 more! Pretty good estimating on my part I thought.  I got all these planted today.  Tonight as I type this post I wished I had taken an after picture.

Last fall's Pansies

These were planted last fall and they just keep getting prettier. Today I did work up the dirt around them.  I then planted zinnias. I just don't have the heart to take them out yet, the heat will kill them soon enough.

TJ Maxx hen and chick planter

My hen and chicks are thriving in their new home. I just pray my BIL doesn't push this planter over with his snow plow next winter.

Besides planting all the flowers today, I made two pies, one peach, and one blackberry. I stripped the bed, put away the winter blankets and washed the sheets. I trimmed about a half a dozen cedar trees that I mow under.  I  mowed the front and back yard and helped the blacksmith with the gardens.

About 6 PM, we were having a drink or two on the deck, when company arrived. My mother in law came with Grace and Dan to pick up some garden lettuce. After we looked at the gardens, we had pie and coffee on the deck. It was a beautiful evening.

Are you tired yet?  Well I am, so tired, that we didn't even eat dinner. But the pie and coffee sure were good. Tomorrow I will try to take some after pictures.