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Oh I go to the store once in a great while but still its pretty much stay at home. I would like to just blame it on the gas but my work partner, my sister underwent surgery on her gallbladder. She's doing great and getting better each day. We don't take vacations in our homebase business so we sorta made this a real vacation, cept I get to garden and she gets to sit around and heal. Sis loves to paint so she is doing what she loves to do and as for me its in the garden and taking care of those chickies.
We'll be going into town soon for our work so vacation time is almost over.
Its getting warm these days, I'll go out and do some yard work or garden work until i'm beat red and then come in for a cool off. I'm taking a break now and having a pepsi, I wish I had ice tea instead but I'll force myself to chug this down : ).
DH and I took down some dangerous tree limbs and put up my swing, it was on another big old tree but the limb looked to bad to let anyone swing on it, so heres my new swingin in the breeze tree swing. I think I'd like to put a bench type swing someday so I can stretch out and read a book on.
The limbs are being piled up for a big bonfire this weekend. Our DGS will be turning three and we'll have a cookout and a big birthday party for him. Maybe a few fireworks too. Poor little guy broke his collarbone last week, just after Father's Day. He played in our woods and then goes home and falls and gets hurt on his kiddie jungle gym, :/. Hes doing great : )
Got some more flowers to share. I picked up a couple of white Echinacea's at Lowe's yesterday, I got the tag right here to give the name, whata ya know it says Ruby Star and a pic of pink echies, now unless this white one changes, I'm guessin they got the wrong tags. I sure hope so cuz I just love white Echinaceas.
Heres a white poppy that bloomed a couple of days ago, I have never seen a white poppy.
This is such a new plant that I'm growing , Caladiums. I have a lot of them growing from bulbs from a co-op. This one is White Christmas, don't you just love the names of flowers and plants.
Another new one for me this year and seeds that I winter sowed are the Nasturtium, Nasty for short, but they are far from being nasty. These beauties brighten up the garden plus you can eat them.
Heres one that looks like a rose unfolding,
They are so bright,
Here I got some growing with leaf lettuce,
I have been keeping my eye on this fellow. I wish I had taken a pic when it was a beautiful caterpillar, it had the makings of a Monarch, but seem pretty small, its about 1 1/4" long. It started to get really hard and its going through the stages to become a beautiful butterfly. I hope to get pictures when it comes out. Stay tune : )
Ahh and my favorite helper in the organic garden, the Lady Bug. Hey look at the back leaf Lady Bug, thats where you need to be and get those bad bugs. They are eating my bean leaves : ( , Oh theres blooms on the bush beans, maybe beans for the 4th of July : ).
I can't believe these Pansies are still going strong, with our warm days they still have a happy face on them, well some of them. These are the ones that came up from last year, which was a surprise too.
Heres another winter sow plant that I really could have just direct sown, these come up well. Cleome,some are called Grandpa's Wiskers, LOL. I can see why!!!!
Another very new one, Poor Mans Weather Glass, these little blue flowers close up when its going to rain. So with the Tree Toads croaking and Poor Mans Weather Glass, I will know if I need my umbrella or not.
What salad would be compleat without the Daylily. I moved a few of these around today, they grow so fast. Now I just tried eating these last year and they are rather good, kinda got a crunch in some parts. The reg ol daylilies are ok to eat but not the Tiger Lilies. Its always best to make sure you know whats good to eat by someone that has tried them before, this goes with mushrooms too. I like to let them go first at the dinner table then wait a week, its safer that way : ).
Wild Blackeye Susan sweeps the valley in spots among the hay fields, I get a few up closer to the house and in the garden which I just leave. The ones in the field will get chopped down and rolled into big bales of hay, but not before I gather them for sunny bouguets,
Heres something new ,well different looking anyways, It's some sort of garlic. I have never seen garlic do this and plus I didn't plant it here in the Blackeye Susans, so I'm thinking its from birds maybe or a hugh gust of wind brought it in. But I like it cuz its different. And as long as everyone here eats garlic we do very well.
Well theres a few pic of stuff growing on the homestead. This seems to be such a differnt year for new plants coming up after so many years of being dormant (poppies), pansies staying around in the summer, funny looking garlic brought in by a bird maybe!!! Earthworms that are as big as baby snakes,and many other sights.
The garden is full of wonders, its complex and yet simple, thank goodness, simple is what I like but learning something everyday is right up there. And after 28 years on the Locust Trail Homestead, theres still more to learn and wonders to see.
All have a great week. I'll be back in the workshop and sneak out to the gardens on breaks. That will be checking on my chicks and maybe put in a plant or two. With my camera at my side!!!!!
60+ more tomatoes put out this weekend with a ton more to go. I'll reach the 300 mark for sure. I plan to put some in containers to grow in the winter time by a sunny window, never tried that , see theres that something new going on here again : )
Blessings to ya
linda
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