I've been working steadily in my garden this year. I was too broke to have it rototilled, so I've been hand digging the garden which has turned out to be a good thing because otherwise I would have missed some of my tiny treasures (sorry for the long run on sentence!)! First off my Egyptian onions came back that I planted last year. Towards the end of July they looked dead. I thought it was too wet a year for them to take. My Mom, whom I got the plants from, said they were impossible to kill. Turns out she's right! They've multiplied from last year.

Secondly, I planted thyme in the garden last year which I know is suppose to be perennial, but last year being what it was, I didn't have high hopes. Sure enough, I stumbled upon it as I was digging. Glad I reckognized it before I pulled it out as a weed!

This morning I was digging another row and found oregano growing! As it did not do well last year, I wasn't expecting it to make a come back. What a pleasant little surprise!

Anyone else out there find some happy surprises?