Garden 2016

The meandering path on the left was me trying to find Lake Worther See! I finally discovered it in all it's glory after three days of wandering in the maze. So, when John got off work that evening we gathered our picnic stuff and I told him he would LOVe it! Well darn, I got us lost again, we did finally find it but I think he was over it by then. As was I, because hiking is not my thing.

I spent one whole day of our trip art journaling in the room with the beautiful vista of the Alps all around me. It was great! I found such wonderful art supplies over there and after bringing five journals I added to the collection.  Guess I was homesick because I put Paula on youtube and tried to do her daffodil. Her page turned out much better.

 Obscene amount of pollen on my morning glories. Cass county farmers "What have you done with our bees?" And I am not kidding around about that either. For the last three years no honey bees only bumble bees, grass hoppers and butterflies.

Austria was beautiful but I can see that "Micky's garden" inspired the bright colors in my journaling over there. This is what I came home to!

Well, actually no swans in the pool thank goodness, those things shit like a cow! I was shocked along with another little girl I observed.

bucket of lilacs

What do you do when they are calling for yet another freeze and the lilacs are in bloom? Cut a whole bucket of them. I wish you could smell them.

Garden 2016

My mother in law Lola has the most beautiful tulips in her yard, she allowed me to cut a bouquet.  So pretty, and she gave me the pansy pot a few years ago. The magnolia got a little frost bit but still has plenty of new buds and I think the lilacs are just around the corner! My favorite. Thank you Lola!

Pansy

Added some pansies to the black pot.

I think these are rose hips. The climbing rose is sprouting! 

Spent several days weeding the henbit out of my forty foot bed.  I've learned I have to pace myself.  Planted the canna in the ground this year and put lettuce in

the big pots. I also planted green onion in the last pot with garlic in the ground around it.  Just testing some veggies for a change.  If they aren't pretty I won't do it again.