365- #114-115 (Shower)

365- #107-113 (Once upon a Garden)

After many years of dreaming of a garden, we finally have one.....

We decided to build a cinder-block garden (raised bed) for a few reasons....
1. b/c of all the roots from surrounding trees, it's very difficult to dig in our yard,
2. we can sit on the side of the bed to weed or harvest, and not kill our backs and knees in the process, and
3. we found a book that told us EXACTLY how to do every detail :)

Here's what we did...

first, we bought the cinder blocks and supplies, and found a location in our yard.

then we bought the dirt, sand and peatmoss,

next we laid the weed-barrier and began stacking the cinder blocks.

we built it 2 blocks high, which is perfect for sitting on comfortably.

The gardeners then got to work, filling it up...

We couldn't wait to start planting.

And here it is....our first garden!

It's filled with cucumber, tomatoe, cantaloupe, strawberries,

green beans, parsley, lemon thyme, and marigolds!!

On the end, in the pots, are mints and rosemary :)

365- #103-106 (butterflies, chicks & roosters)

a few sites from the AgMagic field trip...

and the highlight of the day....

two of those hands are my children's.  They couldn't wait to hold those cute little chickies!

365-#100-103 (just because....)

Because he loves me....

I'm the luckiest girl on the planet!!

365- 99 (Lily)

Look what just bloomed in my yard:

it was a SURPRISE!  Several years ago, my Dad gave me several lilies to plant.  None of them had blooms and we didn't know what would spring up.  In the last few years, this one had never bloomed.

What a wonderful surprise!!

364 - 98 (shovel)

Here's our primary tool of the week....

Garden pics coming soon....

365-97 (Robin)