Category Archives: gardening

I’m trying to push myself with these challenges, away from taking pictures that inspire the feeling and themes and trying to capture the feelings in a visual way. It’s interesting because I’ve far more use to spinning visuals with words. This week’s concept is “Annoyed”. Annoyed to me is a state of mind. It’s being … Continue reading

To the non-gardening inclined this is a boring phase in the garden. But if you’re a gardener you know how exciting it can be to see your plants getting thicker, darker and bigger every day For both sides I’m kicking off with a shot of pea flowers, and the rest (including some shots of my … Continue reading

Plot #1: Peas and zucchini with carrots on the side Those are the baby zucchini with their first set of “true” leaves. The peas are in bloom, aren’t they cute? The carrot box is going strong (and needs to be thinned). Plot #2: Tomatoes, bell peppers & cucumbers Bad news here, with a week of … Continue reading

Just sit back and enjoy. This is the last week of school here, and as such I’m self forcing a deadline. There will be a lot of photo-posts this week. Feel free to click on the pictures for a bigger look. The shade garden is all huge n’ stuff. I finally got this little back … Continue reading

So the veggie garden is doing a lot, all the plants are bigger, darker and thicker. Clearly they are all adoring our soil despite my guilt at notĀ amendingĀ it a bunch with compost like I’d planned to this year. It is exciting to check the garden every few days, and my daughter had a blast making … Continue reading