Our Garden, June 2009

We've planted a vegetable garden behind our house. It has been a lot of fun, though hard work, and we are already seeing some fruits of our labor.

We are growing 2 types of tomatoes, 2 types of corn, 2 types of pumpkin, 2 types of sunflowers, zuchini, squash, jalapenos, banana peppers, yellow bell peppers, basil, parsley, cucumbers, okra, and strawberries this year. We planted them just outside the back door and in the circle in the middle of the driveway. Everything is showing signs of fruit except the cucumbers and okra. Well, and the strawberries that we are intentionally not allowing to fruit so that they will grow a larger patch.

I wanted to show you how some of the plants have grown in one month.

And more pictures from our garden:

In order from top: 1.) the first female pumpkin shoot (fruit);
2. & 3.) our first harvest---jalapenos & green beans;
4.) the snake that lives in the garden;
5.) Erin weeding;
6.) Bill in strawberry patch.

CREDITS:
Font: Kitty Weed by KevinandAmanda.com
Garden Tools: from "Arbor Day" by Faith True (SYTYCD challenge at digiaddicts.com)
Date Stamp and Days: from "Project 365 Essentials V.1" by WM[squared]
Slide Picture Frame: by Gunhild Storeide

New Tile in the Mudroom

Bill and David worked hard on our mudroom one weekend in early May. They tore out some of the old shelving, but left the top shelf that runs along the far end of the room. Then they ripped up the old floor. They put down new under-layment and then put down a beautiful gray limestone-looking tile.

Here are pictures of the work in progress.

Below is the finished project. Isn't it beautiful?