Ketch-Up Day

 

How are you? Watcha been doing?

Do those of you outside the U.S. get scammer calls, texts and emails like we do? We are inundated with them. One of those malfeasantes called me at 5:00 a.m. yesterday. And I was on my way to eight hours of sleep, something that seldom happens. AND We've had a couple of weeks of rain. The gauge shows seven inches. Everything is saturated, including the crab grass. It took me three days to get the backyard mowed. The body was willing but the mower was not. It would cough and sputter till it finally stopped and no amount of coaxing, outside of a good long rest would get it started again.  Hopefully, we can keep it from getting in that condition again, even if it means mowing in the wet:)

The flowers are still a bit sparse, but gearing up again:

The butterflies are still a delight.

 

 

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The white irises are still blooming. Who'd a thought? Oh yes, and my grape hyacinths are coming up.  The flowers are so confused.

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From California

Thanks, Denise

 

From Florida 

Thanks, Shane.

 

That's it from here. What about you, blogger buds?  Do you need to build an Ark yet? Mowing a challenge? Has the weather confused your flowers?

Hope you aren't in the path of Hurricane Erin. 

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How was your Easter? Ours was quiet, but nice. We exchanged Easter baskets as we have been doing for forty-six years now and ate at IHOP:) What about yours? Was it spent with family and friends? 

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In The Garden 

Azaleas for Andrew.

 

If you're wondering about the wedging halfway up, it's where the roses have grown through the fencing.

 

You are probably tired of hearing this every spring but what I miss about the Midwest are the lilacs. These aren't as lush as typical Midwestern lilacs but they have a delicate, lovely scent.

 

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Our own personal ostrich dog. Instead of sand, she buries her head in a blanket.

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Celebrating Earth Day AND our dear Elizabeth's Birthday

 That's all for now;)

Ketch-Up Day

 

It's Iris season in NC. Time to pull out the T Towel my sister bought me at the botanical gardens we went through years ago.

 

AND Azalea Season

 

AND Hosta Season

 

What's blooming in your garden?

It's Ketch-up Day

 

How was your weekend and Monday? Not too much going on here except we found baby snakes in the garden. Ack. Ack. Ack. We've had a problem with copperheads in the past few years. Double Ack. Time to put the snake repellent down.

 Garden pics below. Something new and different:)

Irises and Azaleas (Tis the Season)

 

 

 

AND last but not least, these faux flowers weren't in my garden but they were in my Easter basket:)

 

Got flowers? How was your weekend? Got plans for this week?

It's Ketch-up Day

 How was your Easter, Blogger Buds?

The eggs in my basket were hard as rocks. Ha! Yes, they now reside in the garden.

 

Oh my goodness. Lookee. Lookee. Last fall I moved my Christmas amaryllis outside and it's trying to bloom. Who'd a thought?

  More garden pics. Surprise. Surprise. Surprise.

The little lilac bushes are blooming.

How's your garden? And if you aren't gardening, what are you doing for fun?