Passing Time

 Pat has been working very diligently to finish up projects while we still have his shop.  The trailer is almost ready to go, so we have "Christened" it!  

 Pat has been working hard, and I...well, I'm trying.  I have to admit, with so much time before we actually have to move, it is difficult for me to use my time efficiently.  I pack a little bit, walk around my gardens, read every online news outlet, try to remember what it was I was supposed to be doing...  I have realized that when my environment is in disarray, my mind follows.  It is so much more work to focus on any one task.  It reminds me of when I used to have to go "clean my room" as a child.  Inevitably, I would become distracted by the stuff I was supposed to be cleaning and hours would pass with no progress.

 I note the passage of time with the progress of my flowers.  It is finally becoming a flowering paradise in my gardens.  The iris and columbine are in their full glory, covered in blooms.

 I have a trollius (globe flower) that is just about to burst with blooms!  There are many more scattered about that will give a nice repetition throughout.  My hanging lobelia are spilling over the basket edges with their splashes of blue and white.

 I also have my first squash that has been pollinated (by yours truly), and is growing by the hour!  Rowdy has discovered the flavor of the squash flowers are to his liking, and so he is my disposal method after I have used the pollen inside!

 I have truly enjoyed the opportunity to watch my beds fill in and fill up with color.  This home has been such a blessing.

 Bleeding hearts have spread their arms out, dripping with their blossoms.  Did I mention that the columbine is showing off?  I have a half dozen different colors and shades that grow like they are on steroids.  Love them!

 Even my potted flowers are all about the fashion show.  My daisies (chrysanthemums, really) make me happy every time I walk past, even though they drink up every bit of water I can give them and ask for more.  My violas are perfect whiskered babies that consistently pop their little faces out.  I love the water-colored effects they show.

 My ultimate test of patience has been waiting for my salad bowl to grow up enough for me to partake of its richness!  I have red-leaf lettuce, kale, curly parsley, onions, spinach, nasturtium, and for color, a purple viola!  Everything in it is edible, healthy, and delicious!  I've had a couple salad's with my salad bowl produce, but now I have to wait for more to grow.  I have a pot full of spinach plants, but every time I walk past it, I pick a few of those delicious baby leaves off!  Not sure it will  stay with the house...I may have to keep it for munchies!