I don't know if it was too hot to soon or what but for me this year's garden has been quite disappointing and yielded little. From my pictures you may think otherwise(selective editing) but considering how much I planted and how prolific past gardens have been this years veggie patch is quite pitiful. And it isn't just the vegetables many of my flowering plants look as if they were just planted (those that weren't voraciously consumed by rabbits). Even my "no-fail" favorites...impatiens, marigolds, geraniums & even the sunflowers.
Now perhaps your thinking "well she should have given them a little attention" but honestly I did. I watered diligently from the start ( maybe not deep enough?), I weeded daily, pinched blossoms and even fed with Miracle Grow! but everything seems stunted...well, not everything...the weed growth has been miraculous. I put out PREEN...more than once...I weeded, pleaded, weeded and was defeated. It's been a very frustrating season.
And those *#%@$# rabbits...this year they have showed no mercy! I swear they were eating my bean plants 5 minutes after they were planted! I came out one morning & the whole row of yard longs were gone without a trace but they left about an inch of the sunflowers just to torment me.
I dutifully planted marigolds around the tomatoes and looked out to see two rabbits, up on hind legs, munching away...I'm sure I saw them "hi-5" each other too. Well...they're in for a big surprise next year...I bought chicken wire...hah!!..when I finally get around to putting it up then they'll see who's in charge around here.
8/11/08
8/7/08
A heartbreaking goodbye
With a profound sadness and a heavy, heavy heart, we had to say good bye to our beloved ol' beagle Snoop...Snoopy..a.k.a. noodle (I've no idea why...he was just..."my noodle") and sometimes I called him porkchop...Portly Porkchop.
He entered our lives when he was 5 years old and we enjoyed his company for the past 7 years. He was strong, healthy & quite content except for a bladder problem the past few months (which bothered me a lot more than it bothered him). He suffered what appeared to be a very sudden blood clot and was in some pain for a bit before rapidly loosing all feeling & mobility in his hind quarters. There was nothing more that could be done ( we tried against the odds with some injections). My husband & I sat with him, I held him in my lap & we fed him a bagful of k-bits. It was gut wrenching. I wish he had lost his senses but he knew us. We kissed him as he drifted off to sleep. We let him keep his dignity. He took a piece of our hearts.
......................Love'ya Noodle....................
He entered our lives when he was 5 years old and we enjoyed his company for the past 7 years. He was strong, healthy & quite content except for a bladder problem the past few months (which bothered me a lot more than it bothered him). He suffered what appeared to be a very sudden blood clot and was in some pain for a bit before rapidly loosing all feeling & mobility in his hind quarters. There was nothing more that could be done ( we tried against the odds with some injections). My husband & I sat with him, I held him in my lap & we fed him a bagful of k-bits. It was gut wrenching. I wish he had lost his senses but he knew us. We kissed him as he drifted off to sleep. We let him keep his dignity. He took a piece of our hearts.
......................Love'ya Noodle....................
Today's Harvest
Here is the beautiful bounty that I picked today (not the lemons/oranges)
..............................So vibrant!
The tomatoes to the left are actually a lovely shade of pink.
The center ones are Sungold
This is what's for dinner tonight!
(edited to add..it was tender & delicious!)
Thyme and 3 varieties of rosemary. Smells fabulous!
This may be it for the eggplants. I stayed out of the garden for two whole days and bugs devoured the plants. I'll dust them tomorrow but I'm afraid I may be to late to save them. Such pretty little veggies too.
Basil, pineapple basil, sage, thyme
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