June...end of the month?

Wow end of the month already.  Seems only fitting to add something today since it  has been since June 1 for a post.  Reminds me of the quote..."The hurrier I go the behinder I get."

 A few good days of rain then it got really dry and just as we break down to water here's comes the rain again.  It is funny the plants that get all "happy" after a rain and some that you just can't seem to please.  Well the squash plants have really perked up since the fertilizer sessions.  Still no zucchini to eat but maybe they will produce.  Corn just did not make it.  Green beans no luck either and that's really funny because I hated green beans growing up because that seemed to be all that was  there was growing in  Granny's garden.  Have been able to get some eggplant, a few crookneck squash and green tomatoes, cucumbers and plenty of the "TamiG" grape tomatoes.  The slicing tomatoes are fighting the "leaf foot bug" and bloom rot and last week the blasted Tomato Worm.  Oh and last night I got two pods of Okra.

Did a little weeding yesterday evening and this morning snapped some shots.

Pineapple Lilies, Mulberry and Turk's Cap

The pond took a beating when Prince(dog) decided to try to catch the frogs.  Guess I will have to pull everything out and reposition.  It was looking so good especially the Horsetail and now it is all knocked down.

Not sure what this i,s a friend gave it to me.  It is sort of like citronella but silverish gray leaves.  She called it Moss Fern and said butterflies liked it.  But I haven't been able to find it on the net.

Squash making its come back

This is a Black Tula Tomato.  Started these from seed.

This was suppose to be English Lavender but it looks like Tomato

Volunteer Peppers

Poor corn

June 1, 2013

It's been awhile I know but I sure haven't been bored.  Today I attended Plowday

Then went to a wedding at the beach.

The Wedding was actually at the Gulf State Park Campgrounds but the bridal party took pictures on the beach  across the street so I took some shots .  That's my baby girl's toes (my were in the ugly tennie shoes I wore to work).   I missed the wedding ceremony but made the reception. :)

When I got home a got a couple of shots of a few of my flowers.

and the dog had to get his mug shot too

Fun Day!

May18....Just Because

 

BCHM Butterfly Garden

Museum 2013

 1

2This had tiny red bushy blooms last year.

 

3

4 This bloomed last year.  The bloom is white with purple center (Hibiscus)

5 Huckleberry or blueberry maybe

6

Butterfly plant_transplanted in Feb. of this year.

7west side 14ft

8North side 5ft

9East side

left section 5ft  middle section 5ft right section 7ft 6in

Pipe is about 5in across

10South side 14 ft

North east side looking South west  the Church is behind me.

These were taken mid morning

 

 

Also from the museum

 

 

One Azaleas still blooming It is an Orange red, the majority in the Trail are pink/fuchsia

 

Black berries

One of the birdhouses built and mounted by Elberta

Cub Scout Pack #70

 

Some rose shots

Mom's Cherokee Rose

I took the shots of this wild climber a few weeks ago.  Since that time it has sprouted more leaves and new shots and a few buds.  A friend gave me a name for it but now I can't remember.  It had "lady" in it.  It's a jungle in there!

 

 

 

I found this poster while going through some things at the museum and the story of the Cherokee Rose caught my eye...I just had to share!

Quiet Morning...

Sure is quiet this morning…only the sounds of barking dogs, cars pulling out of driveways and the refrigerator hum.  Landon and Olivia went with Sam to Viv’s for the night.  So do you think I slept in?  Nope was up at 6 any ole way.  So took the time to pay attention to THE BLOG.  This activity is kind of fun especially when you can get inspired by others.  Anyways…I decided to upload some pics of the brood…and highlight Landon’s all important milestone…The first haircut!  He has the most beautiful hair.  So many loose curls but his mom was insistent that she cut his hair because he looked like a girl with all those curls.  Well she is the momma.  Granny thinks they are cute specifically since his hair was easier to comb out then hers(Meg) ever was.  So after watching Meg put his hair in pigtails…which by the way she did a horrible job of…and then seeing the comical attempt at her trying to cut his hair(oh let’s not forget she is quite capable of giving haircuts since when she and Sam were younger she gave Sam a military style cut, they were 2 and 3) Granny relented and helped.  He is still cute as ever but I miss the curls.

Easter 2013  He really likes to gather eggs.

The best toy in the WHOLE WORLD!

Aunt Livy and Landon with the Easter Baskets. Landon is showing off his Bunny Slippers that Granny made.

See all the curls?

MY TOY!

HAWK EM!  Liv at her first Lacrosse Game in Montgomery at Huntingdon College.

After the game Sam took us to her favorite restaurant in Monkeytown a Mexican joint with an Italian name.  Good food and a wonderful waiter.


Meg, Liv, Sam and Lan or should it be Don?

 

 

 

  Before....

See the horrible pig tail job?

.....After

Good Bye Curls...I shall miss thee.

 

Maybe they will come back.

And now the birds are chirping right outside the door...the feeder must be empty.

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