I had a coaching session yesterday and then I went outside to rake the leaves out of the big garden bed. I managed to get rid of a lot of them, but I usually have to rake it twice. I raked them onto a tarp and lugged it up to the pile.
Then I ate lunch and took a nap.
Today, I’m headed to the nursery as soon as I finish writing this post. I have a list of plants for the porch and the barrels, etc. Hopefully, more will have come in since I was there on Tuesday. Fingers crossed!
On the far side of the front yard, just beyond the lilac bush, the flowering quince has burst into bloom.
My favorite little crabapple, which sits just under the maple on the far side of the house. The larger crabapple just beyond this one has very few blooms. I think the unexpected frost had an impact. Darn!
Deep pink, soft pink and a pinkish white. So lovely!
So far, we’ve mowed the largest section of the front lawn and the corral, which Don mowed yesterday while I was raking out the bed. The back forty is okay for now as is the lilac side of the front lawn. Everything is so green! The maples have leaves, the shag hickory has buds, the ash has started to leaf out – the only trees not looking green at the moment are the catalpas and they are always the last to develop leaves. I guess they like to show off – after all, those heart-shaped leaves are huge!
Alas, my allergies have gone haywire with all the pollen in the air. So have Don’s, though he refuses to admit he has them. He does – they’re just not as insane as mine.
Okay, I’m going to throw on some old clothes and head to the nursery.
Stay safe.
Happy Friday.
