The Garden

So finally, after one of the screwiest springs we've had in awhile, it's finally warm enough to be putting in the garden. Of course, I'm sitting here typing this in the afternoon because I've been chased inside by a cold wind & rain, but Saturday and this morning were beautiful! I took full advantage of it by getting the garden going. Of course, I had to take photos, as they make the blog so much more fun!

Above & below are two rows of tomatoes. We decided to try a few different varieties this year.


Above, Josh uses the awesome tiller that a neighbor loaned us to prepare the next row so that I could plant the pepper plants. Below, Josh rakes the row smooth.

My mom watered all the new little plants after I'd put them into the garden.

These are three of my strawberry plants! I planted 10 plants last year & got a few strawberries. I couldn't believe how many not only came back, but shot off litle babies! I think I've got about 20 now!

Sadly, even after all this work, I'm not done. I still need to get corn, beans, squash & cucumbers in. Oh yeah, and lettuce.

Gardens & Kitties

I love working out in my yard, because I love my flower gardens & puttering around in them. Whenever I'm out in my garden weeding, the kitties always come up & get in the way, asking to be petted & get attention. It always takes me longer to weed the garden than it should, because I'm always stopping to play with the kitties.

Yeah, in case you couldn't tell--I have the garden & the kitties on my mind this afternoon because I spent my day working out in the yard!

Above is a photo of Buffy(in the rear), Amber, and Sammy. Below is the same group, only Sheba, the calico with white, has joined them.

Below is Uncle. When we first got him, he had a real name. But then when his sister had her kittens, we started calling him Uncle. That stuck more than the other name & now, that's what we always call him. I can't even remember what his name was supposed to be!


Below is Meow Meow. She was originally called Snickers when she was a kitten, but she talks alot. She is constantly talking to us & meowing at us. Needless to say, MeowMeow just stuck.

Josh took this photo of MeowMeow. I love this close up of her face. This is the look she gives us all the time. She is very sure of her infinate wisdom & that she knows far more about everything than we do. I think she is just one of the prettiest kitties I've ever seen.