Goings On Around the Yard

A truck full of compost. That's what I told Aaron I wanted for Mother's Day. Before that could become a reality, we had to finish the wall around the front flower bed, and I spent more than a few days weeding. But yesterday the bed was ready, and Aaron delivered. Of course, his three helpers weren't far behind. All four of them grabbed shovels and started scooping dirt into my flower bed, right down to Ollie with his little hand trowel. They all worked intently at it until the job was done. I love these four men in my life. I'm grateful for them, and I'm thankful especially for Aaron for leading the way and showing our boys how to be good, honest, kind, hard-working men. I'm excited for Cal to come and join the "Boy Team". He couldn't ask for better examples.

And now that bed is ready for flowers! Yay. I have a few packages of gladiola seeds, and a few bulbs, all ready to go. Sometimes I wish it didn't take so long for things to grow. I'm having a hard time being patient, as I wait for the summer flowers to hurry up and bloom already. :) But slowly and surely, things are getting around to it.

The one and only pear on the pear tree. BUT, it's the first pear this tree has ever produced, so it's very exciting.

Tons of apples on the apple tree this year. We should get a good harvest. 

This is the "big" Linden tree out back. Those little balls will open up into sweet smelling yellow flowers in the summer. 

Both Foxglove bushes are doing really well this year. 

The Hydrangea bush hasn't grown much since I planted it two years ago, but it keeps flowering and has lots of buds.

Adelia and her weed bouquet...because I won't let her pick any of the 'real' flowers. But don't worry, she's got them (the weeds) in vases all over her bedroom. 

 Also, the chicks have outgrown their box in the garage. They kept jumping out and running all over, and I was always worried I was going to run them over whenever I pulled the Suburban in or out. So, they got evicted. I sectioned off a nice little separate space for them underneath the chicken coop, and Aaron set up the heat lamp for them. (Just for the next week or so, because the nights are supposed to be cold.) They are all set, and in my opinion, much happier to be outside.

Aaron trying to teach the chicks out to roost.

Rue loves the chickens. She says "chich-ens" and "bock, bock, bock" whenever she sees them. She likes to stand by the coop and watch them when we play outside.