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Rainy Sunday (pics)

18 years ago

Wonderful rainy day! It has been steady since about 10 am. I didn't get everything done I wanted to today but that's okay. I made a pot roast instead and baked a batch of chocolate chip muffins. Yummm....

We got the hole in the front yard (where the camiella was) filled in and sodded so this rain will really help that. I did get some more mulch spread but ran out of newspapers. I planted the cassia that Evelyn gave me and also planted a pineapple I had in a pot.


Watched the birds for a couple of hours. LOL!!! The hummers are back but I wasn't able to get a picture. Today I had blue jays, cardinals, goldfinches, doves, red bellied woodpeckers, and rosy finches all at the feeders at the same time. And of course the squirrels. Then this guy came to visit. I seem to see these quite often in my yard.

Cleaned the pool and found this little ringneck in the basket. Turned him loose in the garden and he disappeared in the dirt instantly. Poor thing probably thought he'd never get out of that water.

YT&T

Persian Shield

Cindee's blue pea vine

Hope you enjoyed the tour. Time for a cup of tea and a muffin! Still raining!

~Betsy

Comments (10)

  • 18 years ago

    Great photos! I could go for a cup of tea and a muffin too. :o)

  • 18 years ago

    We're all coming over for muffins, tea and bird watching! Your garden is beautiful and obviously a comfy place for wildlife.
    Thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures.
    Kate

  • 18 years ago

    Beautiful. Great shot of the passiflora!
    And yeah, pass the muffins :)

    I spent my rainy Sunday planting 3 new trees from Greenfest last weekend. Of course that was this morning first thing before it got too wet. All this rain certainly does help with the watering-in! :)

  • 18 years ago

    tanna...my blue pea!! How sweet is that? I love your turtle. What passie is that? It is stunning!

  • 18 years ago

    Betsy,

    You had an eventful day even with the rain! We did same here...but worked under cover of the carport. Seeded 55 different plants today. Gonna have a beautiful summer. Love your pictures, thank you for sharing them!

    Kim

  • 18 years ago

    Everything looks so healthy!

    (couldn't you just hear your plantings breathing a heavy sigh of relief from the refreshingly cool rain?) LOL

    Love the Persian Shield...the turtle and the ring-neck.
    Haven't seen any snakes yet this spring but I did spy a young box turtle in the yard on Saturday and heard a dreaded CTF at the pool last night.

  • 18 years ago

    Betsy,Thank you.I enjoyed the tour.I love tea and muffin on a rainy day.Or English tea and scones and watch the rain. The turtle looks so cute.Last night Sylvia and I were walking
    across our bridge,coming from Jeremy's home. There were so many toads enjoying the light rain. I just love it.
    Felix

  • 18 years ago

    Thanks for the turtle shot. No muffins for me I am choking down an Atkins bar for breakfast.
    Love the rain drippis on the Passy vine

  • 18 years ago

    Thanks everyone. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. The muffins were great. Brought them in to work with me to share so I wouldn't be tempted to eat the whole batch!

    Felix! Scones!!! That's what I should have made. sounds like a project for tonight. I have some blueberries to use up.

    Cindee, I don't know what passie this is. I got it a couple of years ago at HD but of course it was not marked. I'm thinking it is possibly alata caerulea. It has a very nice fragrance. Vigorous growth but manageable. I'm going to try to get some cuttings rooted. I haven't had the best luck with rooting things but I don't think I wait long enough before I give up. Going to try a little patience this time :) (Now I will have Guns and Roses playing in my head all day - lol! All we need is just a little patience ...... Patience... Ooh, oh, yeah)

    ~Betsy

  • 18 years ago

    Hi, Betsy!

    So nice to see photos of how your garden is coming along! It's looking great!

    So you filled in the Big Hole, eh? I thought SURE you would put in a koi pond!! Hehehehe!

    Love your box turtle and that TEENSY ring-necked snake. So cute! And that passie is gorgeous!

    Thanks for sharing such nice piccies to brighten the morning! It's pretty cloudy here, so we may have a 3rd day of rain, though so far, it's holding off.

    Have a good one!
    Marcia

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