Leasburgers in Paradise

I took these just this morning.

Dave started his first job at Java.net today! And, we have our first tomatoes of the 2011 gardening season. These are Celebrity hybrids. Up next, the heirlooms!

And there isn’t one here. Instead you get Fields of Gold. I planted one rudbeckia  plant (aka black-eyed Susan) 2 years ago, and now look what we have!  

to start the wood fired oven! This is Mark, who works for Kevin the builder, drilling into the rock to set the form. This is Kevin the builder. He and Mark had to use wheelbarrows to get the concrete from the truck to the form on the rocks. Fortunately it was downhill all the way.…

It’s Memorial Day weekend and it hasn’t been above 65 degrees in 3 days! It’s supposed to warm up today. At least the plants seem to be enjoying the wet and cool weather. I planted this clematis 2 years ago and it seems to really like this spot. We’ve got peppers, tomatoes, cucks, fennel, garlic,…

Yesterday around 5:30 I was sitting on the screened porch with a friend while a thunderstorm passed over. All of the sudden, the rain became very LOUD. Turns out it was the biggest hail I’ve ever seen. It was a little bigger than marble size, but hey, I’ve only lived in the midwest for 3…

Gary recently built a trail to this ephemeral creek on the north side of our property. The dogwoods and the redbuds are beautiful. Flowers are blooming everywhere. But this is my favorite part of spring. Leaves. Lots of leaves. Specifically, oak leaves. Hello green!