Green Thumb

Our fence seems to be keeping out the rabbits. So far none of them have gotten in. Here's what our main garden looks like now. The white buckets are around our peppers. I was told that peppers love them because it helps to keep them warmer and they grow better that way. Not to mention it's an extra obstacle for the rabbits to get around when they try to eat pepper plants. It's a small garden, but it works for us. We usually get enough produce for us to freeze or try canning. We may have a bigger garden someday, but right now it's the right size.

Our roses are also blooming. They are so beautiful. They smell really good, too, except that you have to be right up next to them to smell them. I like these the best since they are tipped pink. Their blooms seem to last longer than the red roses we have. We do get them to bloom a couple of times during the summer, and they're very pretty each time.

Flowers

So I finally took a picture of some of our flowers. We had a really nice day on Sunday where I was able to get a picture of the flowers blooming. I'm hoping to plant some wildflowers in the next week. I've also looked at some flowering shade bushes that I think will be really pretty to have.

We're starting to get things together that we want to get done this summer. It seems the list just keeps getting longer. It started out as re-doing our plumbing. We've added cleaning out the shed, power washing our siding and porch, sealing the porch, sanding and sealing the outdoor benches, and replacing our windows. I guess it's going to be a really busy summer!

Libraries

I have just got to say how wonderful libraries are! I don't go to ours very often, mostly because the books I want to check out are either not found, or already checked out. But, today I took advantage of the beautiful weather and walked to the library. I came home with three books on knitting, two books on crocheting and two fairly new release movies that I need to take back next week. I do go to the library more often in the spring and summer, mostly because I like to walk. And since the weather is finally getting nicer, I'll visit more often!