its growing...

our carrots and radishes...

the radishes need transplanting now, but the carrots need to grow a bit more...

mums coming up...

and that crazy dusty miller...

this is the 3rd year on these plants...

I was so tired of them, I cut them off last fall, thinking that would be the end of them...

they are not where I want them to be, so guess they will be moving...

lavender...

I only have 2 of these plants in 2 different beds...

lilies...

some old and some bought last year...

and of course the columbine...

I need to go out and count how many of these plants we have now...

lost almost all of them in the flood 5 years ago...

so we had to start over, almost...

I did lose all my varieties...

this was the only one to hang on...

and we have shade!

can you believe it?

we didn't need it today, but will later in the week...

this is going to explode in color soon...

Bebe keeping and eye on the cats as they romp around the yard...

he has been a victim to drive bys...

so he is a bit wary when they go whacko...

he had a bad few days, but seems to be back to normal...

and the field behind us is still untouched...

I hope the farmers are able to get going soon...

that will be another week of allergies when they do...

this week the cotton wood decided to shed, and my eyes watered for days...

its still snowing fuzz here...

I am hoping it quits in a couple days...

the fluff is on everything...

I have been going from one allergy to the next with no gap in between...

and winter clothes to summer clothes...

from one day to the next...

just another crazy spring on the prairie...

;)

the meaning of useless...

the day started off with a trip to the local grocery store and a drive to the deli...

lunch and then tomato planting...

I dug the first hole, and sat down and planted those...

while DH complained about me hurting myself, so he dug the next hole while I watched...

I told Craig to plant the next ones, since DH has problems getting up and down anymore...

so he informed me that I was treating him like he was useless...

seriously?

so I just sat there and watched the rest of the planting and dandy lion digging...

taken photos of the cats...

and trying to have a good time...

can you believe how tall things are today?

that's a super large mailbox hiding in there...

the mood had changed and it was no longer fun doing what I look forward to the most...

so I came inside...

because he kept using the word 'useless'...

just because there is one thing around here he has trouble doing...

getting up and down...

there are many things I cannot do anymore...

and I cannot do anything like I used to...

so, how do really useless people spend and beautiful afternoon?

I came in, played on the internet and took a nap...

;)

he's still pouting...

but he weeded all the day lilies in the south yard and he's doing the trim mowing now...

wish I were that useless...

a bit of yesterday...

clematis...

one of my favorite spring flowers here...

my purple columbine...

and my old fashioned columbine...

I haven't seen the humming birds in them yet, buts its been a little chilly some days...

peonies are showing their color, but the blooming is still s couple weeks away...

columbine, lilies, a daisy and lilac...

everything is really green here...

the ever greens that were suffering in the drought last year have tons of new growth on them...

got up and hit the grocery store this morning and then did a deli run...

working on a light lunch and heading outside...

got up to gray skies and in the 60s...

but the sun came out and its warming up...

we are going to mud in the tomatoes and I have some radishes to transplant...

you all have a good day and if I get some dirty photos for you...

I will post them later...

;)

another rainy day on the prairie...

last night my 'bridge' friend showed up right at the end of supper...

yelled in the door-'I've got something for you!'

I yelled back-'hope its not another bridge!'

but it wasn't one of those...

she brought me a lilac bush...

so we put it at the end of the tulip row...

that lines the front of the deck...

and I will be able to sit on the deck and smell the lilacs in a few years...

and when it dries out, we have to get this area worked into a flower bed...

I know,  you're supposed to do the bed first and then put the flowers in...

well, it just didn't work out that way this time...

I love these words...

the hosta are up and growing...

the columbine are really filling out...

dark clouds over us today...

I am so creative, you wouldn't believe it!

the neighbor's lilacs, up close and personal...

the shots I took last week were with the zoom...

not today...

the iris opened a few more faces...

just pretty...

can you tell I love purple flowers?

this I needed when I found it...

I hope it touches your heart, too...

and bunch of the neighbor's lilacs on my porch...

it pays to travel with your pruners...

did I snitch them?

me?

nah, I had asked her a couple nights ago when we met on the road if I could have some...

she has taken my iris for years...

we got back from our morning walk just in time...

the wind picked up and the rain began...

Elmer is growing...

and he is so hyper...

and afraid of everything...

a jumpy little fart...

he played so hard out here this morning with the big guys...

and the finale...

the clematis opened this morning...

about 4 so far...

I need to get more of these...

doing inside fun things- not!

today...

you know the things...

laundry, cleaning...

napping...

whoa, napping's a good thing...

spring blessings to you...

hope we can get this rain out of the way so was can all have a sunny weekend!

;)

another day outside...

over-did it a bit yesterday...

so today was slow going...

I did get Bebe's hair cut last night and then he had a bath...

we just keep plugging away at the little projects...

so much for this being MY place to sit and think...

and every day we go out there, the growth is amazing...

the fields are still untouched around here...

fence sections waiting to be put into place...

from above...

it was so peaceful out here this morning...

the leaves are about half way out now...

but I couldn't stay out long at a time...

the cottonwood is shedding its poof...

and its everywhere...

looks like its snowing...

another project begun...

got to here and ran out of paint...

thought I had more...

will pick some up on the next trip to town...

we did work on this...

how things are going to go and all that...

the ground will have to be worked up...

before the tomatoes and green beans go in here...

just wait until things come up...

I did get the peppers planted today...

and then I just sat there...

looking around...

taking photos...

this is what I see when I play in the dirt...

its always a fun place for me to be...

the weeds are coming up so bad in the country side...

the farmers are just itching to get in there...

they are a little behind...

for those of you who don't know...

I use my ice cream chairs for tomato cages...

and then we will take rope and wrap it around the old shoe factory carts for more support...

this will keep the tomatoes completely off the ground and make picking easy...

got rain coming in again...

a friend stopped by with a lilac right after supper...

the same one that gave me the bridge...

they were cleaning the back yard out and it was right in the middle...

about 2 foot tall...

I will post it later on...

so we got it planted by the deck...

it should bloom in 3-4 years...

and then the deck will smell so sweet in the spring...

blessings to all of you...

hope your spring is going well, too...

;)