It felt like we had a thunderstorm every day for the first two weeks of July. I loved it for three reasons.
1) Free Water
The garden got watered for free with no effort on my part.
2) Rainbows
Here's one I spied in Meriden.
3) Lots of post-storm raindrops for a digital macro-obsessed photographer
Here are some on our lupines and snap peas.
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In May, Andy took a bunch of us to Sun One Organic Farm in Bethlehem to lend Farmer Bob some hands and work on our farmer's tans. I learned how to plant beans, weeded a lot of garlic, had a great lunch at Farmer Bob's super-efficient house, and met some nice folks.
I learned so much about growing veggies that day, but that didn't deter me from being fascinated by wildflowers. Of course, I took several digital macro photos. I just...can't...stop.
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A few weeks ago I picked up a few plants that I liked for their textures.
Fluffy: 'Silver Mound' Artemisia - It's so soft that I encourage people to pet it.
Pointy: Dianthus
Fuzzy: Woolly Thyme
A couple of autumns ago, Erik spent just about all of his free time building a sweet new shed.
Our Rhododendrons were really nice this year. They produced tons of blossoms as well as a lot of new foliage.
I took too many photos, of course, but forced myself to edit ruthlessly and put only four in the garden album.
The first time I saw our house, six years and six weeks ago, I fell in love with the Irises.
I probably should have been paying attention to other things, like pipes and insulation and whether or not the windows opened and closed. But I loved the Irises. They smell like grape candy.
We had seven big yellow tulips this year.
Four years ago, we had only one in that spot and it had these red streaks. Every year, I hope to see it again.
So far, the marks haven't reappeared. Only the edges of the petals are red, like they've been dipped in ink.
I love our crocuses. They need little care, they multiply like crazy, and they are a harbinger of bright-and-shiny-springtimes.
Because they are the first blooms we get every year, I get a little excited and take a lot of photos.
The first crocuses to pop up every year are always in the squirrels' garden. They grow in the middle of the lawn, so we figure the squirrels planted them.
But the rest I planted a few years ago.
Other spring arrivals include blue hyacinth...
...and grape hyacinth/muscari.
See more in the 2008 Garden Album.
Two years ago, I stopped trying to take perfect garden pictures. I decided to take photos whenever I felt like it whether or not I had raked or weeded or pruned or edged or if the sun was shining or not. I ended up with a lot of photos that make me happy, and making me happy is why I work in the garden in the first place.
2006 was the year we planted the stump garden and that thing rocked. Many thanks to my mom for this idea.
The year before I had taken my first stab at planting perennials. So this was my first experience watching them come back. This Double Blue Platycodon/Balloon Flower was particularly fantastic.
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