the terrace in July
close up of "Ram's head" urn
"early girl" tomato
our new urns filled with petunias
the side garden by the garage
1 of the 4 Stewartia trees
"dancing children"
"Heavenly perfume" shrub roses7/24/07 3pm
I just came in from a walk through the garden with the boys, Ced and Wes love it here. We so wish that Austen and Emmy could have been here too... they would have loved this place and all the peacefulness but we're sure Heaven is more beautiful.
Our garden is growing. We have a variety of perennials now and several roses, 30 or more so far! Our Summer has been quite warm although last week it rained off and on for 5 days, it took a toll on all the geraniums. Rain in July is rare, the rain made record status.
We, for the first time, have had swimmers in Willoughby Pond (our pond's new name because of the two willows next to it)! They loved it. First were the R and S kids and the 2nd were our own grand kids, they didn't want to come out! : )
We also now have around 200 Rainbow trout. Having the trout has attracted a lot of wildlife, Eagle, Blue Heron, Osprey to name a few.
I was blessed one morning with the watching a Mallard and her 10 ducklings feeding at the pond but on a sadder note, Maude our resident duck was killed. We found her feathers scattered by the pond one day and I think because of that we haven't seen many water fowl lately.
Having a well has been a God send! Watering 4 acres would be financially impossible.
I'm really looking forward to Alan's time off coming up. He'll be taking off several days in August to concentrate on our garden. We are attempting to do the landscaping ourselves, that will be a real learning process!
--Laurie
