Spring, as you might imagine, is a pretty busy time around here. I lost my camera on Easter Sunday and just found it a couple days ago. I haven't had time to process the photos on it yet but that is in process. However, I think you will be rather amazed with the changes that have occurred within just the few weeks since the last garden photos were posted.
We have a HUGE plot planted in corn that will soon have beans planted in it as well. We have our "orchard" prepared to receive the trees which have been ordered and paid for. We may have to pick them up this week. Not a huge hardship. I found the first colorado potato beetle munching on a red potato today. That precipitated an all out hunt and slaughter for beetles and eggs. Followed up by purchasing a sprayer at Lowe's so I can nail all the buggies with soapy water without breaking my back. Tomatoes are sprouting and so are cukes and peppers. Dwarf pak choy is already bolting and we didn't get to eat any! I don't think that will get planted again. The Shanghai pak choy and gailan is very nice though and will certainly be planted again. Marigolds are growing wild to the point that they are overshadowing every single other weed in the garden. We need to put up more of the fencing that we are using for trellising the tomatoes. We are using it for peas and for cukes and zukes as well but those are already up. The blackberries and raspberries are just amazing. The blossoms on the Arapahoe thornless blackberries are easily two inches across. I was visited in the garden yesterday by an amazing swallowtail butterfly and I'll have some wonderful photos if it for you eventually. I finished a pair of socks for Mike made out of a wonderful yarn with cotton and acrylic blend. I'm not keen on acrylic but Mike can't hang with wool and pure cotton just doesn't do it for socks. At least not in my opinion. I'm also working on a baby blanket for my 3rd grandbaby. It's to be a boy and I have pure cotton yarn in 4 colors, 2 shades of blue, one light beige, and one chocolate brown. I'll use them to make the blanket and a few garments. I've already finished a couple pairs of teeny tiny baby socks. Robby and Tommy are flourishing in the sunshine and their bodies and freckles are growing faster than the weeds. Robby read a chapter from "The Tale of Despereaux" to us tonight. Tommy is the artist of the family and has a penchant for making the loveliest mud balls you could possibly imagine. ::takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly::
Life is so very sweet and I am TRULY THANKFUL!
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