Capture the Everyday: A Sign that Summer is Coming

Couldn't wait to post for this today - my picture would have also been appropriate for last week's theme, if only I had been that organized...

Had to post a cucumber pic - These are what started my gardening passion

& I managed to grow about 50 of them last summer!!

Gardening has really become a new passion of mine (although as evidenced by the photo above, weeding is still not my forte...) - I was born with a black thumb, but I seem to be turning a corner this year. Not only have I been able to keep our orchid alive for 9 months (long enough for it to get new blooms people!!), but my garden has grown by leaps & bounds compared to last year. Here's what we're currently growing around here:

-lettuce

-sugar snap peas

-pole beans

-spinach

-arugula

-roma tomato

-cucumber

-squash

-raspberries

-strawberries

-sunflowers

-sage

-lavender

-basil

-cilantro

I won't bore you with all of the photos, but the best part is that everything I have listed above is actually growing at this point!! I have planted in larger numbers, in hopes that if several things die off we'll still end up with something. We have been eating salads every night with the lettuce - it's awesome! And, if all the plants die in the next few weeks, which I am hopeful they won't, I can at least say I have had fun trying my hand at all of this.

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Fishing with Papa & Dad

This past weekend presented several opportunities for outdoor fun, which is one of our favorite things in this family. Seth & Wyatt took Papa out on the fishing boat to see what they could wrangle with the Scooby Doo fishing rod, and wouldn't you know it was quite a successful trip! All were thrown back, and Wyatt might have had the most fun with the worms, but a successful trip all-in-all!

Snacking with Papa - Wyatt's other favorite pastime

Casting the line with Dad

What did I tell ya?

My favorite pic of the trip