Now, for your viewing pleasure, a whole pile of photos.
Some of these will be interesting only to garden geeks, some will be wonderful for those who love cows, (can't think right off the top of my head who that might be) and some will be for grandparents.
Also...
They seem to be in random order, but they're posted in the order I took them, which may indicate a little of how we roam.
Scarlet runner beans....they're Painted Lady, which I find humorous...what tarts!
Baby tomatos...
Scheepers lettuce mix. I think lettuce is just pretty, and sometimes I plant it as an ornamental.
Pea tendrils are beautiful, aren't they?
Here is Angus' pea shrub. You can't see very well, but they are all growing out of the same hole.
Amazingly enough, they're producing some peas, too! But they're not happy being in this close proximity to each other.
Babies, coming to see if I have a bottle for them.
See Cosmo's tongue sticking out in anticipation?
They are not supposed to still be getting bottles, and I'm sort of ashamed to still be doing it, but I love it.
The other day, Vern was coming with the swather to cut hay around our house and I was trying to sneak my calves their bottle, so he wouldn't know that I'm still doing it. After I ran back to the house, it occurred to me that they're my calves and I can do whatever the heck I want, but I didn't want him to think I was a poor manager. Of two bum calves. Pathetic.
Here's Linnie....with her dorky ear. Poor little thing! At least she's not tortured with flies. She's still pretty though.
And Cosmo, who doesn't care a smidge how silly he looks, as long as he gets food.
We'll see more of these two later....
Angus, examining the herbs.
Chamomile! It's really a very naughty re-seeder, but it charms me every year because....
....it looks like tiny little daisies and smells like fresh cut apples. Mmmmm!
My son has the most beautiful profile.
Grubby feet in the gravel and Captain America underpants...
They gave up and went to grazing, but Linnie spied me and is ready to rough me up for some grub.
For some reason, this is the funniest picture to me! It tells a story all by itself...
Yum! Crumbles! I put a couple squirts of NutraLix Plus on it, to give them a nutritional boost.
Yes. I AM silly about my bums.
Here's Frazzle...one of the spring kittens. He needs a home. Call me.
Loving up Cordelia the Cat. It's horrible and wonderful, all at once...
Through the front gate...
I shouldn't like dandelions, I know, but they are miracles and a little bit magical. All those little parachute seeds, that sparkle in the sun.
This is the view to the north east, from my herb/tomato bed. I never get tired of it.
View to the south east from the same bed. You're looking at our burn barrels and the landscaping we did in front of it. About 8 years ago, when my yard was in its infancy, it was on a little county garden tour. Everyone was interested in the burn barrel bed, which was amusing, because instead of hiding the barrels, we incorporated them into the landscape. I'm sure that's all most of the folks remember from my yard.
He takes this job very seriously.
Our concrete hen. Vern says he's going to get us chickens, every year, which I actually really would love, but he's just messing with us. Last fall, he got us this concrete hen and three concrete chicks when he was on vacation. We love them. The hen is the coolest.
So now you know I live in a trailer, have pink flamingos at the mailbox and concrete lawn ornaments.
Quintessential redneck....
The smartest dog in the world and the prettiest dog in the world.
And Twilla.
(I just did that for The Farmer's benefit...)
French tarragon...an herb that adores Montana, so I adore it. That, and it smells like licorice.
View from my deck....
This is for Alice...
Come have tea, dear friend. The flip-flops are off!
Thanks for wandering with us! Join us if you are ever passing through Cohagen.
(Because as you know, it's on the way to everywhere...)
