Shades of Pink from Last Summer

Had a super wonderful day, worked outside puttering at my own pace, took lots of breaks to listen to the birds, the wrens are back singing their little lungs out. I saw a Mama Robin with a new hatchling already out of the nest, which surprised me, seems early.

We went out for Chinese, stopped and browsed some perennials, purchased 3 which will be planted tomorrow.

Dutchman Breeches

This sweet little wildflower is one of my favorites.

Thursday Afternoon

The bottom photo is a species tulip, the top is something I dug from a woods near by house when they were going to dig a basement for a new house, I think it is wild ginger.

Mr Toad

While planting roses last Friday we unearthed this chubby little toad. We left him to get his wits about him and planted the rose further on in the bed.

Rain, Rain and More Rain

Well, the rain started Saturday AM and continued til the AM, we received almost 5 inches! They tell us that last year the ground was saturated before the spring rains started which is why we had the floods of June 12. This year the ground can supposedly take it but it still makes me nervous. I don't want any repeats of last summer. I took this photos before it really started raining............

Friday I saw and heard my first wren! The Baltimore Orioles should be back soon.

Easter Lilies

My hubby bought 3 Easter Lilies at Wal Mart the week after Easter, they were being sold for 8 cents each, I cut the flowers off and have been enjoying them ever since, the scent is wonderful and there were lots of buds that are still opening. I probably will plant the bulbs, I don't know why they do not grow in this zone, for me anyway, I have heard of others that get them to come back the next year and bloom.

More Moss Terrariums

The last photo is of a terrarium that has been growing for a few weeks, the top two photos are of ones that I just started last weekend.

They are really easy and fun to do..................

Put a layer of gravel, I used aquarium gravel that I had on hand.

Then a layer of charcoal, you can buy this in any Pet Store or the Pet Dept of Wal Mart etc.

Then a very thin layer of potting soil.

Then go out and pick some moss and lay it on top.

I have seen lots of them with stones, small figurines etc in them to make a scene.

LOTS of fun.

It was in the high 80s here today, I had the day off so I finished raking, weeding, planted 8 rose bushes, it was a great day!