Rained Out

Rained out. Bummer. It was a disappointing weekend, but there is nothing that can be done when Mother Nature is in control. I suppose it could be looked at rather humorously if I’d let it be. Sunday went something like this:

There would be a slight break in the clouds, and I’d say, “It looks like it’s getting lighter.” I’d throw on my coat. Slam, slam out the door I’d go. I’d start weeding a tub. Here would come Rich to help get the tubs moved. Then, drip…drip…drip, drip, pour. Bother. In we’d go. It went on like that all day. “Light!” Slam, slam. Weed, weed. Drip, drip. Pour. By about 3:30, I finally gave up. I will complete the project next weekend, or maybe during the week after work if I get home in time. We have a BIG project in store for Memorial Day Weekend (Hmm. Any ideas what we're planning?), so I don’t want this one to be tagged onto that weekend too much.  At least my sunroom got cleaned, the laundry got done, and the bills got paid this weekend. That’s positive. Plus, I wrote out my plant list for what I would like in yard. I will post that on one of the pages of my blog soon. I also went hrough my seeds and got them organized, so it was a productive day, even if I didn’t get my project finished. In between showers, I did take a picture to show how far I got, but it doesn’t look great yet. It’s still pretty messy. I also need to think about what to do with all the ugly cables that are running along that side of the house. Perhaps some strategically placed shrubs are in order.

Here are the tubs so far:

Something wonderful happened this past week. The yellow rose bush is blooming. Here are some pictures. I have a couple in the house and it smells so good.

I thought I'd include a picture of one of the frogs in our pond.

That's it for now.  With a three day weekend coming up I'm planning on taking full advantage of the time.  And you know what they say...it's safe to plant your vegies by Memorial Day Weekend!  Does that give a clue about my next project?