In the wake of Spring...

     In the wake of spring, I have seen the most beautiful plants, gardens and ideas.  Most of the ideas I have come across are amazing..
     One specific idea that I really want to try... and is the most intriguing, "a must do"... I have talked about it before...

     The cucumber screen.  I am really not sure how to build it.  The use of my skills in picture building will be depended on....


http://www.floridavegetablegarden.com

     Although it is taking awhile to grow, the cucumbers are doing pretty well...  I think that building two of these screens will work ...
 


      Tangent wants to grow and spread about in a bigger lot or area, we are becoming "empty nester's".



     The thought is becoming more than a thought now!



     Although, we won't be serious for a little while... Still have about a year or so... I really can't wait to take on such an endeavor. We have been busy looking to see what is available but as it is the places we are looking at have been short sales.. I have been told to try and stay away from them... This is a bit of an explanation for not being to connected to my writing and and having such writers block... My mind is and has been else-where..



*New Addition to the Family possibly!!!

    Well, our outside kitty is now in the backyard and lives in Tangent...

       He is very happy to be back there, it's only been a couple of days, and he hasn't left it... So, when my next shopping trip happens I will be getting a litter box for him to use and make himself at home...

       I want very much to let him come in and live inside with us, but he is a fierce alley cat that won't put up with the antics of the kids... and or, with my piglet, especially her being so sick and extremely grouchy!!!.. I feel he would really hurt them and possibly kill piglet... so that "coming inside" won't happen...

      Piglet is being taken off the medicine, she is having a a side affect from the methimazole... All she does is scratch the sides of her head,  it looks like she has road rash... and I sure it hurts her very much... So strike one for the pill!  Now for the specialized diet food... This is suppose to deplete the iodine in her system... so that her metabolism will balance itself... or something like that!  This means that she can't eat anything else  and I can't feed it to anyone else... Mainly because it is to expensive... an 8 lb bag is $52.00 and a 4oz. can is $2.50...  Nothing can ever be easy can it?!

piglet

peanut

"Butter in the bowl"

Reseeding!

      I reseeded radish, green onions, squash and cucumbers....  I pulled the radish, and something went wrong with my green onion, because I only got like five plants that started...  The cucumbers did make it up, but well the cold spell stunted them I think!  errr!  So, I planted them again along side the ones that started. I did them the same with the squash...  just in case... 

 

cucumbers

zucchini

Patty-Pan

 I love how the carrots are coming along, and I have patty-pans coming up as well.

   
And my favorite row in view!

The beautiful row of lettuce

And to compliment the lettuce My "early girl" tomato is starting off well

   
     Did I mention that I have green beans.... I didn't even plant these... They wanted to come up and visit on their own...



     So as the family expands and tangent wanting to expand, all is well...  Spring leaves us slowly in it's wake and is screaming that it really doesn't want to stick around to much longer, especially now that spring gave us it's last whoorah!   But enjoyable by all means...

     Salsa making days are coming!!!

Happy Easter!!! and Happy Spring!

     After being honored with the Sunshine Award, I felt very inspired to be working in the garden.

     On Good Friday, I decided that I was not going to do anything else but be in my yard! It felt like I belonged out their that day... It was a long day, and the garden kicked my butt!....  I woke up the next morning so sore... My aches had aches...
But, You know?! The thing is, it felt good... I was so happy to be able to plant and weed...  I continued on yesterday by visiting my local hardware store, I bought a bunch of flowers to pot up my hanging baskets...  I sat out there with my daughter, working so hard, I even got a little sun which isn't really good for me, but it felt good! It really looks like spring in my back yard now...

     My daughter wanted to have some old faithful plants, (I call them). I let my daughter have some pots, (self-watering ones) to plant Coleus. I have always loved these, they are quite easy to keep!

     They do look amazing! Well, I think so anyway!    Now if she can keep them alive!   LOL!

     I planted these Zinnias in a hanging basket! The colors are just so vibrant I couldn't help but get them! I think they scream summer, but I didn't really care! I just wanted have the color popping out!

     Rylee, my daughter, talked me into buying these too, Cosmos, I really wanted bright colors, but these did scream spring! Don't you think?  Yep! They'll do!

     I planted green onions last summer, I thought that I used them all... but lo' and behold, look.... I have reproducers, I never thought that onion flowers were so pretty! I love what they look like!  

     I had to pull my old Jalapeño pepper plant. It wasn't happy and it was ready to let go! So in place of that I planted a Pink Jasmine plant!
     Oh Man! The fragrance is amazing!!! I can't wait for it to go full bloom!

     Of course, My bougainvillea was yelling for blood, and of course... I involuntarily donated again, when she needed to be tamed! But that's okay! The hummingbirds like her (for some reason) and that's all that counts!

 RIGHT?
   

     Still working on the garden, I will have more to share soon!

    For those that share Easter! Happy Easter!   For those that celebrate passover! I hope it was wonderful! And the ones who celebrate being with family and well what ever it is... I hope it was just as wonderful as ever!

    As  for My day was beautiful!!