Over the last few days we were fortunate to see and grab a photo of a Red-Bellied Woodpecker--he lights for just a few quick moments at a time, and I always rush to grab the camera and he is gone before I can get it.This very morning I was eating breakfast and looked out and saw a HUGE bird in my feeder--or at least huge compared to anything else I have seen there! I yelled out to Chris "What the HECK IS THAT??!!!" and grabbed the camera and got ONE SHOT before he was gone. I guessed a Grackle and was right!
On Friday afternoon I saw a new bird on the deck that I thought might be a Mockingbird, but my Dad got this one right--a Catbird!
And lastly, some pics of my new garden! What a wonderful Mother's Day gift my husband gave to me, a five-foot tall fence to keep our lovely deer out. I almost choked when we were tallying up the cost of the materials at our local hardware store--the fence was more expensive than the plants in the garden!
We went to a wonderful local organic nursery called Jessica's Garden to buy our plants and seeds.
After the fence went up, James and I raked and planted for most of the afternoon. He loved getting his hands in the dirt--and I did my best not to be too meticulous about having him plant seeds EXACTLY the specified space apart, LOL! I can tell already that we will have massive groupings of carrots, and then none, and then another huge bunch, so I may well have to do some transplanting!
So here is what went in:
four kinds of tomatoes
cukes
broccoli
basil
garlic
spinach
carrots
radishes
three kinds of lettuce
pumpkins
pole beans
corn
watermelons
sunflowers
zinnias
marigolds
morning glories
I was sure when we left the nursery that I would only fill half of the space I have available, but NOPE! We filled the entire garden! I hope I can keep up with the weeding!
I'll keep you posted on our progress--ahhh, I can almost taste those fresh slices of tomato sprinkled with salt and pepper. C'mon garden, GROW!
6 comments:
what a fun and lovely blog. Your garden looks just beautiful, I will enjoy watching it grow.
Thanks for stopping by my place--always nice to meet new "bloggy" friends.
Love the pics of your babies--at least (since I am new here) I assume they are yours.
Fine looking garden--sadly I gave up such a garden years ago, precisely because of my babies. Couldn't do it all. Now that I have time to garden, I don't feel like it--though I do go a bit crazy with flowers in pots every year.
Your garden looks great! I wish mine looked that meticulous. Love the bird pictures too!
WOW! What a garden you have there! Can't wait to see how it grows. :c)
I love your garden and bird photos! A deer fence is a most wonderful gift. We wouldn't have half the harvest we do if not for our fencing. And yeah, it's not cheap, but it's worth every penny. :}
Weeding...yeah, I've been doing a ton of that too. Would you believe my finger tips are sore? LOL!
Your garden is off to a good start. We have frost in the forecast this weekend and cannot put tender things out quite yet. Great yard birds!
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