Spring Has Sprung

Springtime is here and we couldn't be happier! Being couped in the house all winter has left us with a desire for mud between our toes, some sun on our pasty skin (ok maybe just mine), and the need to plant a flower or two.

It's still a little too early to start planting but that doesn't mean we can't start with other things. We started seeds in the house. We're painting some new pots. Got a new porch swing to paint red. Hung new bird feeders out. Weeded the flower bed. All the while--- enjoying every minute of it.

Literally.

Green Thumb

I'm about to go home and cut my grass for, hopefully, the last time this year. I really enjoyed working in our yard this year and, if I say so myself, Kalaya and I did a pretty good job with our garden. We grew sunflowers, hibiscus, pumpkins, tomatoes, salvia, day lilies, roses, zinnia, marigolds, sweet williams, elephant ears, hostia, amarillis, begonias, lambs ear, spider lilies, black dahlia, strawberries, and an assortment of other wildflowers. In honor of a summer gone by, I thought I'd post some pictures of our accomplishments. Enjoy!

The garden- salvia, marigolds, wildflowers, sweet williams, hibiscus, sunflowers, and pumpkins:

Behind the house-Sunflowers (got up to 11 feet tall):

Black Dahlia:

Spider llies:

Pumpkins- we had about 7 this year:Amarillis, begonias, hostia, and others:

Begonias:Rose bush:Amarillis: Sunflowers:Sunflowers:

God's works are beautiful aren't they?!