The Changing Garden

Almost daily now the garden seems to take on a new look. The flowers that bloomed a few weeks ago are now spent and dropping and beautiful new varieties are springing up to take their places. The white peonies (that were transplanted from my grandmothers yard to my mothers yard and then to my yard) were gorgeous but right after they blossomed the 3 weeks of rain came upon us and they didn't stand up to all the water very well. Hopefully next year they'll enjoy a longer season of being the most beautiful flower in the yard.

Loving it!

After days and days of rain, the sun has finally poked through and it is glorious! I know that we need the moisture, but enough already. The grass and trees and flowers need sunshine as well, just as I do. This morning my two darling granddaughters, ages 4 and 5 were out helping me pull weeds (along with gathering worms, rolly-pollys, flowers, etc) and it was great. It seems so much nicer to be outside in the sun working in the yard than to be inside doing just about anything else. It is such great therapy and I am so addicted. Now if the weather can just cooperate for a bit longer so we can string a few sunny days together, that would be awesome.

Hidden Dangers

Another drawback to the extra long grass in our yard is that it can conceal many things such as toys, rocks (unappreciated by the lawnmower) and other assorted treasures. There have been times when it has concealed things I definitely DO NOT LIKE, like spiders, bugs and snakes. Last year I actually had a snake crawl across my foot when I was walking across the grass.
Not Good. This morning my daughter-in-law returned from her early run only to be greeted by a 2-3 foot snake on our front porch! We all love nature but that's a little much I think.

Is Our Grass On Steroids?

How can the grass possibly be growing at such a fast rate!! It seems we just mowed it yesterday (o.k., maybe it was a couple of days ago) but already it is practically ready to cut and bale. I suppose it's a natural result of the recently applied fertilizer, hot sunny days and ample watering. I'm not complaining, I'd so much rather be working out in the yard (even with the grass knee high) than I would indoors doing housework. However, if it could just grow a bit slower I might find time to do some of the other garden chores that need attention. I guess I'll just have to start getting up earlier or going to bed later. hum......