Garden update

I don't have much to show by way of vegetables just yet. What I have planted is growing along just fine, but the flowers right now are more picture ready. Aren't they pretty? This particular bed is one of my favorites because it has so many textures and colors and is such a draw for pollinators and I really love the way everything is filling in. I feel like I'm doing something good for the earth when I look at it. Does that make me a hippie?

Lupine

Poppy

 

Brett helps when he can.

This is what Abby likes to do while we're tending the garden.

Lessons

Things I've (re)learned over the past week:

• I am old
• I am blessed to have old friends that knew me when and don't hold it against me
• There is always something to be grateful for
• It's possible to experience heartache and joy in the same day - sometimes the same hour
• Being chronically late can come in handy when vendors at the farmer's market are willing to cut you an end-of-the-day deal
• Rain isn't always unwelcome
• It might be too late to recondition myself to be a "morning person"

Taking a little birdie bath

At my house, the true harbingers of spring are the Black-Headed Grosbeaks that arrive at the end of April from their wintering grounds in Mexico. I get so excited when I see them back at the feeders. And in the birdie bath. This one yesterday had the pool all to himself and was enjoying it immensely!