Here in the garden, things have been perking up quite a bit as we continue to get deliciously warm breaks in the weather. A lot of talk about perennial plants lately and a few new arrivals have come to stay! The new Forest Garden in the backyard has begun to take root...
Artichokes!
Rhubarb!
Raspberries!
Along with our new perennial plants, the gates get a little touch-up with the addition of some handcrafted arches. It's always a flurry of activity around here when the sun peeks out from behind the clouds, people start to enjoy the fresh clean air, and things seem to magically appear.
Over winter, as the rain kept us snuggled up with movies, hot soups, and extra layers of sweaters, there's been little chance to get my hand-washing done! Even though we have a "green/organic" dry cleaning service across the street I still like to wash what I own by myself. I figure that if it can't survive my personal touch, then someone else can have it. This is my epic attempt to air-dry laundry without any sun...
all done!
This is what the sky looks like a lot of the time... naked branches, grey sky.
mulberry
mulberry
neighbor's oak
My chicken photo obsession continues...
Jordan, a mechanic mastermind and creator of the nifty hydrogen fuel cell took the time to come out and craft these lovely arches for two of our gates! He whipped these up in no time and was off to tinker on more projects before it started raining again. Thank's Mr. J!
Creation!
The boys were all out with their tools that day but even when it's stormy you wont find them sitting around with nothing to do. Having known these guys for most of my life, I can tell you that they are true outdoorsmen through and through.
Bryan testing the blade of his axe.
fence mending...
check.
terrace is officially done!
With all the new upgrades and installments going on out in the yard, we finally have the new and improved compost bin finished! Hooray!
Do you think it's big enough?
probably :)
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