The View From Here...

This was my view early Saturday morning from my chair on the deck:



The blob of blue to the left is an Old Town canoe that Dory-Man is restoring - the deck is the only dry spot large enough to hold it at the moment. The blackberries are in bloom and there have been plenty of bees out there doing their thing, so I have hopes for berries this year.

Some of the garden flourishes - the cabbages are getting huge, but not heading up yet:



The peas and chard ripen faster than we can eat them:



This round of squash has actually survived the slugs, but the plants are still quite small and I doubt they will produce baby squashes this season:



And the potatoes are in bloom:



A few other things are nearing bloom, too, like this lovely red poppy, which put out it's first blossom today:



This Lady's Mantle is an odd, low-growing mound with buds under the leaves - they have yet to protrude above the leaves. Looks like it's coated in ice, doesn't it? It had rained the night before, so most of the plants had a covering of very fine water drops:



I'm anxious to see what this Curiosity looks like when in bloom:



It doesn't seem like the flowers will be purple, as what is showing so far is decidedly burgundy. I have three of these plants that I started from seeds and all are doing quite well.

I stopped at the Farmer's Market Saturday morning and picked up a few more flowers for the garden because they were going for $5.00 or less - large, fully grown plants in very good condition - one each of sunflowers, datura, dahlia, and calendula since my seeds didn't germinate. Picked up a few more herbs, too. No idea where I'll put them, but I had to have them. I'll post pictures of those when I get them in the ground.

Anyone local to me need oregano? I've been growing it in a large pot for the last couple of years (it overwintered very nicely) and this year I put it in the ground, breaking it up into four bunches, and it has gone totally crazy! I guess it likes the cooler Coast weather. Who knew? I'm up to my ears in it now and would love to share some. Chard, too as the leaves are getting a bit tough but I can't bear to just toss them and the bunnies can only eat so much before they start to have digestive upsets...

That's all for now.