Another project done

Well at least the first part of the project. The tree stump had to be removed from beside the concrete steps, and a new garden will go along side the deck.

Hmmm! what's the best way to tackle removing the stump, without breaking the concrete steps. The deck doesn't matter as it is falling apart anyhow, and will be replaced.





Little by little the stump was removed, without any damage to the steps.






Team work here.






Our friend picks up the pieces of stump and roots and places them into the bucket of the backhoe, which my honey Mr C. drives to the burn pile.






It is good to have a friend who is very good at manoeuvring the large pieces of machinery with such precision.






The stump and a lot of old vegetation which was growing beside the deck, has been removed, and there is all the lovely cleared land for what else, but a garden.
This project is going to have to be put on hold until I finish the new garden I am working on, on the far side of the house.

We are now feeding three

NO, I am not pregnant, Yikes!! what a thought, but I had you going there for a minute, didn't I? *Chuckle*

We do have an addition to our family, a wee tiny baby bunny. He was sitting very quietly out by our RV and seemed to be sick or injured. You can read My honey's account of the story HERE.

I can't believe how unafraid of us this little critter is. It almost seems as though he/she knows we are taking good care of him/her until it gets well. We have even considered keeping the sweetie if it will use the litter box consistently. As it is, the baby is using the litter box most of the time right now. My vegetable garden is providing some really good, fresh greens for the little one, who has quite an appetite for someone so tiny.
Yes, I know, some of you are probably thinking us two old, mature folks are crazy, but we could not let this little critter crawl off and die, which is what it would have done. We just wanted to save it if we could, and so far we have been successful, but you never know with wild animals, they can seem well, then just up and die anyway, so we have our fingers crossed, that he is on the mend after being in our tender loving care since Tuesday.

Butterfly garden

While in Holland, in Winterswijk, I enjoyed a stroll down some of the trails surrounding the hotel where we stayed.

Upon returning to the hotel after one of my strolls down this pretty trail, I came across a butterfly garden.

This charming little building was at one side of the garden.

An information board showing the many different species of butterflies which visit the garden.

It was nice to walk the narrow mulched paths around all the plants, looking for butterflies.

There were many plants I could name, and just as many I could not.

Looks a lot like a hardy geranium.

So pretty.

A lovely poppy.

Another of mother natures works of art.

There were not many butterflies, perhaps we were a little too early in the season.

Through the fence

Or, through the eyes of deer and rabbits.

A series of photos of my vegetable garden taken through the fence.

The sweetest of memories

We all have special memories many brought back , by places we have been, people we love, perfumes wafting on the air, things we have been given, and by many other means.
This pretty little vase was from a relative who meant much to me, and the sweet peas bring back memories of my mother and her garden full of sweet scented flowers.
This is the largest bunch of sweet peas and lavender I have picked thus far, and there is promise of many, many more bouquets from my garden.

Buds are beautiful too

Bee Balm

Hosta

Asiatic Lily

Penstemon

Sedum

Snapdragon

Photo of the day