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| I repainted this sign yesterday. It had fallen apart and was not readable. I like it now... |
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| The flowers add the finishing touch. |
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| As you can see, I like whimsy... |
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| Some babies that I am growing on... |
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| A little spot for my great grandson to play trucks... |
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| Another cutie... These are just a few of what is blooming out there. I will show more later on... 'Til next time, Love ya, Jean |
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| Peony- Sarah Bernheart |
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| Peony- Dancing Butterflies |
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| Siberian Iris... |
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| Siberian Iris- Caesar's Brother |
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| Peony |
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| Old fashioned bi-color Iris |
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| Pink Knockout Rose |
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| Foxgloves with another Peony... Did I mention that I love my garden? Heading out there now to pull weeds! 'Til next time. Love ya, Jean |
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| There is hosta in the pink pot. The other one has ferns in it. |
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| The yellow shrub is a Gold Mound Spirea... And next to it is a purple Columbine... |
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| Just look at this! A columbine has seeded itself in the trunk of this Cedar tree, and it's going to flower! Love how that looks! |
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| This is my Grandson's Tonka dump truck. He loved playing with it when he came over to visit. He's 29 years old now. |
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And yet another "new" project. This little Japanese Maple has been growing here for 6, 7, or 8 years now. Every year I've given it a trim because I don't want it to grow into a full size tree. It's 23" now. I've recently been watching videos on YouTube about making Bonsai trees. So here is my dilemma. I can't leave them outside for the winter in containers, or they will freeze and die. I don't have a greenhouse to keep them in and I don't have enough light in the house during the winter for them. So I decided to do my Bonsai outside and leave them in the ground. That seems to be the only way to keep them alive. So this one has had some more trimming. I put some moss around it and have been watering it a lot to get the moss to "take". And I found a tiny little fern to put next to it. This is a little spot at the end of the backyard. Out of the way, and a good meditating spot. (If I ever wanted to do that.) haha I love this time of year the most and I'm so happy to be able to work outside and be creative with my gardening. I am also working at putting in a succulent bed in one of my borders. With the shutdown, I am waiting to go the the plant nursery for plants, soil amendments and such. The last frost date here is around the end of May, so I have to wait a little longer for that too. So for now, I'll just keep busy... mostly clearing out the weeds, getting the pond in shape, working on my compost, edging the gardens, and enjoying the sunshine! 'Til next time. Love ya, Jean |
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| Grape Hyacinths, in front of the Barberry bushes... |
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| It is beautiful this year... I was advised by an arborist to take it down 8 years ago! Glad I didn't listen. It has Fire Blight, but seems to be under control now... |
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| A closeup of the blossoms, so beautiful! This is a Crabapple. It was here when I moved in 50 years ago! I'm pretty sure it was planted when the house was built in 1957! |
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| This is a lap quilt that I made recently. I gave it to my daughter, as she loved the color combination! |
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| I've also been sewing masks. I gave some out to my neighbors, and I donated some to my city, to be given out to those who need them. |
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| Some examples of the ones I made... I made about 55-60 altogether... So that's about it for now. I am working on a little project I call "Hunter's Village" for my Great Grandson. (He's 7 already!) It's a little truck run that he can play at when he comes over this summer (maybe)... |
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| I hand stitched the quilting. It's called "big stitch quilting". I saw it on Youtube. It goes much faster than the traditional quilting. |
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| I absolutely LOVE it! I guess that's what matters, right? 'Til next time, Love ya, Jean |
