These pictures are a week and a half old and they already seem outdated. Rush’s hair is longer, Tate is bigger, and the grass is greener. We’ve started getting the yard spring and summer ready.
Rush was a big help in clearing out the weeds that had totally taken over everything.
There were a few giant lettuce leaves left in the garden, but I pulled those out and sent them to the compost pile yesterday. We’ve talked about planting more vegetables, but we don’t have any clear plan yet. We’ll probably just pick out something at the nursery this weekend without any regard to climate or sunlight. That’s what we usually do –great plan- but we have successfully grown lettuce and jalapenos. Tomatoes are the easy choice, but we’ve never had great luck with tomatoes. Last year we had huge plants, but apparently no pollinators, so no tomatoes. We are definitely planting more herbs this year; I’m ready for mint tea and pesto.
Tate was snuggly in the sling. He typically takes a nap in the sling every afternoon as it’s difficult to get him down for a late afternoon nap when Rush is bouncing off the walls. We’re gradually working on beautifying the desolate stretches of fence (pictured below) in our yard.
Trent and I have designated this weekend an official working in the yard weekend. I made sketches of the backyard with things I want to add this year: rocks around the flowerbeds, plants in the empty corner by the living room windows, ferns hanging from the patio, a picnic table…reality will probably take hold when we start seeing price tags.
Even if we don’t add anything new this year, we’ll still have our palm trees.
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