Things are blooming, that's what!
As usual, I wish I were better at taking pictures, but here's one of the new plant stand that we got. It's called a "baker's rack," apparently. At the moment it is full of empty pots and baskets, but hopefully soon it will be full of geraniums instead.
Bloomin' rhodos...
Grape-candy-smelling irises...
I love this guy! He lights up!
Soon to be awash in daisies, peonies, Black-eyed Susans, and other things that I don't know the names of...
White azalea...
Johnny-jump-ups are all over the place...
The new fence...
Lilies-of-the-Valley! They're past their prime now, but hopefully those things are going to spread everywhere next year...
This guy was a fun surprise - Sweet William. It just started randomly growing in a pot of dirt on the back stoop. We assumed it was a weed that we would pull out when we needed the pot for something, but then suddenly it bloomed these pretty flowers! I transplanted it into the garden and a butterfly landed on it immediately. That's probably good luck or something.
I have no idea what this is called, but it is the yummiest salad green ever - it tastes like cucumbers. For real.
Look what we found buried in the backyard when we were digging post holes! (I use the term "we" loosely in that sentence.) According to legend, the neighborhood where I live used to be a garbage dump like a hundred years ago. How exciting is that? We found lots of broken glass and little bits of metal, and even a horseshoe which we will clean up and hang over the door, but these two little glass bottles were in pretty good condition. (We didn't find that bird vase, that was a gift from Mom.) The amber bottle says "Lysol" and the clear one says "The Bayer Company" so presumably is an aspirin bottle. Good find.
