Roses

(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens;only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody,not even the rain,has such small hands

Veggie Garden - 2 weeks later

Two weeks later, and they are doing well so far. We had over a week of glorious sunshine, and now roughly a week of rain. 

 

You are so much a part of me, you are burrowed deep within my marrow.

You are so much a part of me, you are burrowed deep within my marrow.  No wonder every time I try to move on, I fail.

In his element

Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

     Landscaping my yard has been one of many long term projects for my house.  I am still working on a garden at the back of the house, but as the weather gets better,  I really wanted to make sure I had a place for vegetables. I love fresh tomatoes, either straight from the vine or in salads.

When I lived with the ex-bf we had wine barrels we used for tomatoes, and they worked really well. This time I wanted to try something a little different. 

I bought a kit from Home Depot, along with potting soil, and put together the beds in one afternoon.

This is the finished kit.  It didn't take very long to assemble, maybe 20 minutes tops. I added cleats on the inside to prevent bowing out from the pressure of the soil and plants. (I just used cedar and cut it myself for the cleats. That isn't included in the kit.)

Here are all my veggies just waiting to be put into that soil.

And here is the finished project - raised bed vegetable garden, with vegetables! I have 8 tomato plants, a mixture of cherry tomatoes, beefsteak and early girl. Then 4 bell pepper plants,  2  cucumber plants and 2 zucchini.

Happy vegetables, and the spot they are in gets plenty of sun. I may still do 1 wine barrel this summer, but maybe for an heirloom tomato plant.

 

May flowers

Friday sunshine happiness

Be happy be happy be happy. Sometimes happiness is the simple gift of sunshine on a Friday afternoon, basking your legs in the glorious sun, and laughing over drinks with friends. You might be thinking, 'this could be better' but so often, this simple gift, it is enough. 

Although that nagging, sensuous thought, that feeling of perfection and wanting to share the moment with that other - that's ok too. The seductive curl of your lips upward into that clever smile, the sun on skin smell, and the spark in the air always leaves me wanting more....

Be happy.