What happens when I don't have time to blog

grab a slice of birthday cake and a cup of tea and join me as I stroll
around our little corner of the Garden State to see what's growing and blooming. In the veg patch

radishes,beets and peas ..oh my!

for Zilla....carrots..Purple Haze

for Ange..some succulent asparagus thrusting up out of the ground....

Even the trees are blooming..here is my favorite "borrowed view"

sedum,"Autumn Joy" getting ready to impress

under the cedar trees

hostas poke up from the ground

plants long dormant over the winter spring out of the ground

bulbs put on a good show

Princess uses her new watering can (Thanks to the Easter Bunny)

to water the potted plants

the bushes are getting, well, bushy again.

I will be back tomorrow with more updates, and another bit of our little corner of the Garden State. Thanks for joining me..hope you liked the cake (Princess made it all by herself!)

He's Baaaack!

First things first, we have peas!! I was so busy the last few days, I had no time at all
to even check them, let alone blog about them. I am so happy. Last year the baby bunnies got
in the garden, and they ate all my pea plants!!So I had no peas! Can you even imagine a veg garden
completely pea less? The blackberries have flowers now too

And yes, he's back..the Ground Hog...well, not the same one (s)but...
yes, sure as it is the end of spring, some nasty old mean Wood Chuck Mama has
sent her little boys out into the big bad world, and one of them has picked our little
corner of the Garden State to make his home. I don't blame him...poor dear.
I want to live here too..it is quite nice especially early in the morning and early in the
evening when he visits. The sun is ever so gently dappling over the untreated lawn,
lush perennials and fruit and veg are everywhere.The sound of the wind chimes almost
always blocks out the traffic noise and my daughter does enjoy dressing up like Snow White
and singing to the wildlife.( She has yet to convince any of them to come in and help fold laundry
or sweep the floors, but hope does spring eternal)
Here are one of the two pairs of Morning Doves who call our yard home,
out for their late afternoon stroll. I hope they are not taking notice of all the weeds in that bed.

Tomato Pictures

This is what the garden looks like in the morning.Here are the three rows (5 sections)of tomatoes and then the skinny row of asparagus.


Today was bright and sunny and warm enough to be in short sleeves.
We spent most of it outside, weeding, transplanting, cleaning the play
structures, toys and furniture. We ate all of our meals outside too.




The peppers lined up like good little soldiers.(above)
A flower on the peas!
Cherries!




Now we are all bone tired.