My 3rd 2013 Garden Adventure

After the potatoes, onions & corn were planted...Louie had a garden adventure with Daddy all by himself. He went to the garden without me...oh yes he did! And what did these fellows do without me? They planted more corn, beets & a row of green beans. Can't fool me...he wanted to use his new toy...

The very next day we returned to the garden and planted cabbage, broccoli and brussel sprouts. Now mind you they don't trust me to plant a straight row so...Louie strings a line to keep me planting straight! It has felt so good to be in the garden again and to have soil running through my fingers...basically I've been like a little kid playing in the dirt. I am still in awe that by planting a small seed...we'll get to watch it sprout & grow into a plant then bloom and produce food to nourish us. Working in the garden gives me such peace of heart & mind...it's quiet & peaceful at the garden. At this time of the year it's not too hot so we're not trying to beat the heat...time doesn't matter.

As we were driving down the lane on the way to the garden we drove straight up to the barn to turn right and travel down to the garden and just as we pulled past the edge of the barn...Mr. Groundhog ran right out from under the barn we saw him but he saw us too and he turned lickity split and went back under the barn. He moved so fast that if you blinked you'd have missed him! I have a feeling that I'll be fussing at him if he decides to help himself to supper in the garden! As Louie was parking the truck I looked along the wood edge and all of the dogwood trees were in full bloom. Such a pretty sight! When I got out of the truck I noticed I was standing in the middle of butter cups...how many of you remember holding them under your chin to see if you like butter?

Today Louie made hills for me. I planted 2 hills with white squash, 8 hills each of pickling cucumbers, English cucumbers, zucchini squash, straight neck yellow squash and I think 4 hills of butternut squash. I guess I was about half way done with planting when I heard that wonderful, familiar sound of the gator...that means Daddy was coming! He wanted to check on the progress of his corn and to put up his homemade windsocks to try to keep the crows from pulling up his tender corn plants so they can eat the seeds. He drives a stake down into the ground and attaches plastic grocery bags. Yes Daddy recycles... you see everything has a use at the farm! After he finished his job he drove down to where I was planting to see what I was planting...at least that's what he said...but I know he wanted to make sure I was doing it right! I was happy to take a break and sit beside him in the gator and listen as Daddy explained how the butternut would spread out and he was happy when I told him...yes sir that's why I planted them at the end of the row. He said...Good Girl! At the age of 59 I still love to hear Daddy call me a "girl" and I really love when he calls me "his baby girl". Yep no matter how old I get...I'll always be Daddy's Baby Girl!

 Now if only we are blessed with a steady gentle rain...


Sending Warm Hugs!