Monday, June 29, 2009

222/365

And whaddya wanna bet, they'll ALL ripen at the EXACT SAME MOMENT!

I didn't really think this through when I was buying the plants...
Tomatoes, anyone?

Saturday, June 27, 2009

221/365

The view from my desk looking right.
Some of the roses were replanted to make room for the NEW FOUNTAIN going in the front.

When I look out this window, it's like nature's handing me a bouquet!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

219/365

Well, I thought I had an excuse, having had surgery, but if Helen can do all that involves getting married...

Anyhoo, another effort begins, and today I picked:


Home grown!! yay me.

Tomorrow comes a picture of it's having taken over the veggie bed. Oh dear.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

218/365



My favorite lettuce has now bolted [insert joke here]. That really means when it shoots up in a stalk, apparently thinking it's finished and now time to seed, and it goes bitter. Ah well.
I've still got tomatoes coming, other lettuce plants, etc.

I am a bit concerned about that zucchini/courgette.

Monday, June 8, 2009

217/365



This may look like a very mundane picture, but it represents a HUGE achievement: AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF, and two solid weeks' of hard, manual, detailed labour, I CAN NOW PUT MY CAR IN THE GARAGE!!!

This is huge people. Huge. A car has not been able to fit in that garage for... 20+ years?!