What a long ugly May...and now June...rain rain rain! Such a mild winter and some lovely spring days way too early has  lead us to this. It's lush and green but we desparately need sun...then I will plant some pots.

Thinking of Spring

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This Year

This is the best of this year. Lost steam, as I said and it was hot. Spent alot of time at Lake Sawyer with my kind friends, and a few trips locally: Lake Entiat in Eastern Washington and a Road Trip south along the Oregon Coast and to the Redwoods.

We'll call it my Jubilee year(like the Queen) .........60!

I really would like to sit out and loll around but I don't seem to that very well. Not that I'm doing anything important, but I guess hanging out all the time with myself is not THAT much fun.

Now I have to pick the fruit on the 5 trees: Plums, Pears and Apples. Maybe I should put a U PICK sign out. Luke the renter in the cottage has helped me some, so I should be able to handle it. I offered my fruit to the Food Bank but they didn't sound too excited. So it'll be out on the curb...Come and Get It!

A New Season

September is here.....the light has changed. Darker in the mornings and darker earlier at night. It has been a dry hot summer but the grass is greening up again. I want pull out the flowers in the pots because they are long gone. This year was not a flower year for me. Don't know why but couldn't get excited about it. Maybe just didn't want to spend extra money.




One thing I did do was take out some a useless area of grass and put in some flowers and stepping stones leading to the side yard patio (that I never use) This was early in the summer and the trusty nasturtiums have taken over. Foolproof flowers for sure!

My Yard

These were taken last May

I bought this 1912 Craftsman cottage about 6 years ago and it has a wonderful mature yard and garden. I have tried to enhance it and change only a few things. I have added a pergola type structure over the deck in hopes of some shade since it faces West. My girls gave me several wisteria on Mother's Day about 4 years ago and that has added to the shade, for sure. It's getting better every year.

The hedge was only a few feet high when I moved in but I have let it grow to good height for some privacy...after living in the country for 25+ years, I felt I needed that. Hedges are wonderful but take alot of trimming...a minimum of 3 times a year and it costs $$$. If I was younger and stronger, I would do it myself. That's the trouble, I want to do everything myself.

This is pre trimming last summer...a big mess.Looking at a nice sunset that you can't see.....