First Fruits

So today we tasted the first fruits from our garden - two ripe strawberries! And yes they were yummy and much sweeter than store bought! Everything is now sprouted and growing in the garden! And my peas are flowering!

Garden Decoration

Dylan's flower he planted at BSF and the poke he painted to go with it.




I took a stab at tole painting some plant pokes and a little plaque to hang near my garden. Mom had taught me some of the tole painting basics years ago, but I've forgotten most of them. So they aren't anything fancy, but I had fun making them. I also made several flower shaped ones, but I liked the watering cans better. Also, you can see that I've added a trellis wall to my garden for all my vining plants when they start to grow!

Backyard Bliss

Front yard



Back Deck




Back Yard





New Swing



Relaxing with the pets!

We spent Monday afternoon out in the backyard. We bought a new porch swing to hang under our deck. Dylan hung out with his buddy, Kramer (the cat), while Dad and put together the swing. Then Dylan had a blast taking pictures of random things around the yard, and some of me and Ed. He actually took this picture of JOsey. You might notice in the pictures of our yard that we tore down the shed that sat in front of our deck. Now it is wide open for us to see the yard when we sit under -so we thought it the perfect spot for a swing.


Dylan's Collection