May 2015

We really have been spoiled with fabulous weather this spring.  The gardens everywhere are so colourful.  The following pictures are all taken in the last week or so.

When we first moved to Fairfield Island, this bush was on the opposite side of our yard, in the shade, and all it ever seemed to produce was leaves.  I was ready to pull it out and ditch it, until I found a few tiny, measily lilacs growing on it.  So I dug it out, moved it to a sunny part of the garden, and just hoped that it would survive, since it was such a big bush.  The first spring it didn't do to much, but this year, as you can see, it's just loaded with blooms. 

The raspberries are coming along nicely.

Some day's, like last Friday, it just feels like summer already. 

I love this community garden, located where the Paramount Theatre used to be, and this art installation. 

 above, my David Austen roses are nearly in bloom

below, Some see weeds, I see wishes

 How brave a ladybug must be!

Each drop of rain as big as she.

Can you imagine what you'd do,

If raindrops fell as big as you?

~Aileen Fisher

 In spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt ~ Margaret Atwood

I agree!

 I was so thrilled to see a Barred Owl on my walk to the Kinsman Hall.  I would have totally missed it if another dog walker hadn't pointed it out to me.  Since I didn't have a good zoom lens I was fortunate to be able to get close so it, as it was sitting in a tree next to the bridge.

 This view never gets old!

 The first wild berries are already ripening.

Love walking near the Bell Creek and finding a patch of long grass full of Damselfly's

 

 Don't wear perfume in the garden - unless you want to be pollinated by bees.

~Anne Raven

The garden is a poor man's Apothecary ~ German Proverb

 Yesterday Benj and I drove out to the river, in the Hippie Van of course, to watch the sunset (without the kids!)

 I had a wee bit of fun throwing rocks in the river and trying to capture the splash.  A bit tricky to do alone, but worth the results I think.

I rather love this quirky clay jar that Jeremy made in art

 

Dollar stores are a fabulous place to find neat garden things.  Those of you who know me well, know that I LOVE mushrooms!  So of course I couldn't resist these two cute little one's I found at the Dollar store in the Cottonwood Mall.  That's also where I found this nifty little twine dispenser/tin.