Sunday Landscape 101

This is the reason I don't blog as much this time of year. Our yard is very high maintenance right now. The moles have started moving, the grass is growing, and the weeds grow like, well WEEDS. We spent the day outside today working on the overall appearance. The only mishap was when Shadow stepped on a sticky mouse trap (that dog does it every time!) Let's just say it's not pretty, I didn't get a picture of that. But here is what I did take pictures of:

I didn't bother raking up the petals. With the camilla petals all around it, the fountain looks very romantic:

The lawn near the front porch:

The back patio, the umbrella was my Mother's Day present:

Another view (look closely, Wild thing is setting the table for dinner):

Our "garden" so far (tomatos, red pepper, strawberries):

The upper lawn (Mt. Hood in the background):

My lavender "field" (about seven plants, this is year two):

From the street:

From the front:

My snowball plant, 3 years old:

My little flower garden (not much is up yet):

The lawn from another angle:

The view from the garage (I love all the different trees: weeping cedar, maple, blue spruce, magnolia, all lined with a row of junipers):


Well, I hope you can see why I haven't been so prolific on the blog. I have been busy working outside. I love gardening, so I thought today I could combine the two. Happy Sunday to you!

It's Beginning to look a lot like Spring time!

Everywhere you go....

Spring has Sprung!

I love the Google image today!

Here it is another rainy day. My daffodils have come up and the magnolia tree is starting to open, hinting that Spring really is starting to spring! I even spiffed up the background on my blog! I love Spring time and all the beautiful flowers and watching the bare trees fill in with leaves. On our doggie walk this morning (at 6:30 am no less!) I heard lots of birds chirping and even a few frogs croaking. The winter is coming to an end and the busy-ness (or business!) of nature is beginning!