beautiful, cooler days...

Craig's day off and we worked on the jungle...

got this area done...

and we are talking of moving the fire pit later...

DH and I planted the rose bush and some of the coleus here the other night...

I have sedum blushing...

(they usually do that in late summer/fall)

we will be thinning more beds out as blooms fade...

the velvet purples are so pretty...

this thing really loved the thunderstorms...

it just keeps exploding in color...

I had the best day of the year so far...

I got a lot done and was able to do so much...

a little stiff this morning, but not bad...

got another area in mind to work on...

and I think we will be caught up...

;o)

the willow circle...

got this done over the weekend...

black mulch...

made from recycle black rubber...

no termites, no rot (will last forever), no splinters...

and it looks good...

with the flowers...

its a win, win...

 eventually, we have decided...

to go one more row of blocks up...

to keep the debris from the mower from going into the center...

another thing crossed off our list for now!

productive weekend...

cone flowers are blooming...

and we have just one more day of hot before we are in the upper 70s for a couple of days...

I was able to work really well both days...

there is still much to do, but we are getting there...

these will soon be leaving...

it has been discussed...

they should have been in the trash this morning...

but...

we ran out of time...

the rose of Sharon is budding and will soon be blooming, too...

day lilies are going on now...

got all of these planted...

loved playing here...

and the names are...

Hilga and Hanz...

the last 2 of these...

and the rain yesterday evening took the petals down...

Hanz in the morning light...

not crowing, but we are working on that...

and these characters decided it was time to explore and escaped from the kennel...

so now they are in one that opens from the top...

it will take them another week or so to figure that out...

meanwhile, mom can still get in and out when needed...

3 are adopted so far and haven't posted them yet...

2 got back to the rescue when they are ready and that leaves just one...

;o)

DH had another birthday and we had a great drive last night in the rain...

it poured at times and when it was almost done, or so we thought...

we headed out to look at the clouds and sunset...

saw some cows and some baby raccoons playing in a creek...

;o)

and no camera!

figures...

some days it doesn't pay to be married to me...

this is what I posted on facebook this morning...

at least its not the one with him in the shower...

;o)

with soap in his eyes...

Happy Birthday, old man...

ya know I love you...

;o)

update...

got some things going on today...

in the yard...

working hard...

be back in a day or 2...

;o)

if not sooner...

have a good weekend!

(that's one of the new roses- love the color)

here, there and yonder...

oh, have we had some nasty, humid weather...

so I have been staying inside much of the time...

I get out early in the morning and late in the evening...

as the evening wore on last night, much of the humidity left...

we are supposed to have a nice day around 83...

the corn and beans love the hot and damp...

they are growing by leaps and bounds...

they have the ground pile done at the elevator...

I love a good wheat field...

breaks up all the green...

and the babies are growing, too...

going to try to shoot them this weekend...

;o)

my wish for you today:

dryer air

took a very short drive last night...

the rest of our school is getting its new windows...

all classrooms will have ac now...

FFA have been planting things...

chamber bought new flower containers and the local green house donated the flowers to pretty up the downtown...

a wheat field, which is rare here...

Queen Ann's Lace...

and someone has a lose wire...

and its not me, for once...

very hot day here...

our low was 84 last night...

humid...

just nasty...

a very good day to stay inside...

;0)

got the smell of the first batch of home grown green beans going on...

with potatoes and bacon...

;0)

and it smells awesome...

my wish for you today:

something home grown

took a day to rest up...

this whole gardening thing is making me feel old...

;0)

so took an inside day to get caught up in here...

there is still plenty to do outside...

but we have all summer...

;o)

my wish for you today:

a moment to catch your breath...

another busy weekend...

we had a couple of very nice days this weekend...

to work and piddle fart around outside...

DH had a good father's day...

with both boys here and all the fur babies around...

Charlie and Mr Wiggles...

finally got the dog to sit still and the cat licks his butt...

figures...

I told him I was blogging that...

DH took Friday off, for three whole days with us...

well, except for seeing Cheap Trick and Stix on Friday night...

of which he had a fantastic time!

this is the latest project that we worked on...

Craig will bring mulch home tonight to fill it in...

DH's willow tree is in this, too...

I ended up with a pinched nerve in my neck for 2 days of this...

but we still got much done...

Charlie had a great time in the yard, off leash...

and he did so good!

2 whole days of staying with me and not running to the neighbor's...

I think he finally gets it...

happy father's day, goober...

ya know we love ya!

DH needed a profile photo for FB and his fantasy baseball league...

this is before his hair cut...

he's not so bushy anymore...

gosh, are we getting old...

;0)

my wish for you today...

peace and quiet after the weekend!