06/16/2011

Shasta Daisies

Purple Coneflower

Black Eyed Susans

Monday, 06/13/2011

A rainbow right outside my front door. This was taken from our front porch after a much needed 20 minute downpour. Rainbows rock!

Another Flutterby on the Butterfly bush :)

06/10/11

God is really wowing me tonight with all of His diverse beauty! Even in the 100 degree weather, I'd rather be outside than in the cool house.

I love the royal Easter Lilly with it's trumpet like flowers. Next will come my favorite Summer bloomer; the majestic Gladiolas.


This interesting plant is a variegated tropical looking evergreen called Japanese Aucuba 'Gold Dust'. It will grow to be about 8 ft high by 6 ft wide. It doesn't even wilt during these hot and steamy days. I have been watering them regularly though, which helps.

June 8th 2011

Mia and I are enjoying the first cucumber of the season.

We shall have Tomatoes out the ying yang...

I have about 10 varieties of Tomatoes growing with most being the Cherry/Grape kind. I love to pick them off of the vine and pop them in my mouth!

Monday June 6th

Collecting Columbine seeds for next year. As easy as turning the mature seed heads upside down and giving them a good shake. Each one of these small black seeds can become it's own plant which is what truly amazes me. They each contain genetic code that activates under the right conditions, continuing the life cycle over and over again generation after generation. These seeds therefore contain immortality or the very essence of God for when has a scientist ever created something from nothing before and so complex that continues its progeny? They can't and never will. This also makes me question those who say there is not enough food to feed everyone. A single plant yields, 10, 100 or even thousands of seeds. God is generous. Men are greedy. There is no excuse for hunger in the world.

Corn, Sweet Corn

The daily Pea harvest. Will get about the same amount or little more for the next few weeks.

Side garden. I love to sit out here in the evening and ponder the mysteries of the universe.

Mia admiring the Shasta Daisies

Mia admiring the Mammoth Sunflowers, which will grow to be about 12 to 15 feet tall under ideal conditions.

06/01/2011 Gardening photos

Every gardeners dream. A whole pickup load of free composted horse manure :)

What a difference! Upper left is corn planted one week ago. Bottom row is corn planted 3 weeks ago. Those mounds are covered in straw and composted chicken poo. The mounds on the left that are dark brown is the newly added horse poo. The dirt at the bottom left is what it looks like with nothing added. Still planting corn every two weeks.

Backyard garden

Front Entrance: Pansies still blooming (even in 95 degree heat), Texas Sage lower left corner, Crape Myrtle above that, yellow day lillies and grape vine on bottom right, Roses, Verbena and Butterfly Bush.

Trellis area is filling in nicely. Cool season crop still producing

Coreopsis and clover under a Red Maple in the front yard. Lots of shade now.