Another Beautiful Day

Sometimes I wish I could stay home just to get out in the yard and work in the garden. There is something about getting your hands in the dirt, tending to plants, nurturing them and watching them grow. It seems to be in my blood. Perhaps one day I'll get to spend more time gardening but for now, it's usually just a weekend thing.

The daffodils are almost in full bloom. The cold weather didn't hurt them a bit...hardy little things. I can't wait for the other flowers to pop their head out. It is beginning to look like a pretty Spring.

Gorgeous Day

Oh my what a beautiful day. The daffodils are really beginning to show their heads now and lots of other flowers are popping up here and there. I need to see if the watering ban has eased any to see whether or not I can add to the garden beds. My mom wants to plant a veggie garden this year but with school, I don't know where I'll find the time to tend it...we shall see.

I'm reading some of the gardening blogs to figure out which I want to continue to follow that will provide the best info for me, especially here in Georgia.

A few more of my Dad's place...these three are out front.

The Green Thumb Man Himself

Thought I'd post a few pics of my dad and his garden. Now there is a man that knows a thing or two about gardening.

This is his backyard garden last summer. He always has something growing.

Daffodils are blooming!

The daffodils are beginning to bloom! Yeah! I'll get some pics to post as soon as I can. Sure hope to put in replacement plants for those that died the last couple of years. The drought has been hard on us but we have gotten some rain this year so hopefully it's going to be better...woohoo.

Spring is coming...

The daffodils have been up for a while now and the buds are showing on some of the...it won't be long. Hopefully the drought will ease now that we have gotten some rain and I can begin to rebuild the gardens.

We have been getting some good rain lately so I'm hoping I'll be able to get back in the garden this year. The drought has killed lots of my shrubs and some of my plants but hopefully the water restrictions won't be so bad this year.

Japanese Maple

Japanese maple out back. This tree is so beautiful.

Flowers from the back bed

Aren't these pretty. I love the markings on the inside.

El Feo the cat

Our pretty boy with the ironic name!

His name means ugly in Spanish. When we first got him, he was sort of ugly but that's because he had some sort of infection and his face was swollen. Once the medicine kicked in and he got well, it was cute but his name stuck anyway.

He has the look of a Russian blue without all the expense!

Sweet William

Sweet William in front side garden.

Clematis on back fense

Double bloom clematis climbing the back fense.

Two kitty flower pots with herbs on the back deck.

Front Side Garden - Roses

Beautiful, aren't they. This is the garden on the front side and these roses smell as wonderful as they are beautiful.

Living Room update

I love having a place to post my pics.

We have painted the walls a wonderfully warm orangie color that changes with the amount of sunlight coming in. During the day it's lighter like in this picture, then as the sun goes down, it becomes darker and warmer. We both just love it.

Mother got a new couch too.

Amarillis with Garden Angel

Ok, I think I'm getting the hange of this. I'm going to post another picture.

This is one of my favorites. The amarillis blooms early and is so beautiful.

Photo of garden

Whoo Hoo! Got it. The first one is up and running. Ok, now to add a photo. Well see if this works.

This is looking from the drive toward our neighbor's house and is Tiki's garden. Mother planted it after Tiki died a number of years ago.

First Blog

Ok, at first I thought this would be easy but I'm finding it more challenging that I thought. I'm trying to post a blog but for some reason, they keep disappearing! Ok. I'm trying it once more. Here goes.