Gardens and Lawns

By on May 15th, 2010 in Just Saying ...

The weekend arrives. Not that that’s any different for me than any other day. It’s been sort of restful after yesterday.

Wherein I did some minor modifications for CellarWebAds to make it slightly more efficient. And then, since it was nice outside, I grabbed my boots and the weed whacker and cut down some of  the weeds on the empty back lot in the back yard. Cut down about a four-foot wide swath, in which the weeds are growing very nicely. Then some trimming work around the edges of the lawn, and started mowing the front yard. I got the front and sides done by lunchtime, so took a break to wander off to the golden arches (they have my favorite orange drink there).

By the time I made it through the road construction area back to the house, there were some dark clouds to the east that were rumbling a bit. I started on the back yard mowing, and mowed while hearing the rumble of thunder as the storm grew a bit closer. I finished the back yard, and sat on the covered back patio, and about ten minutes after finishing, it started raining with a bit of small hail. I enjoyed watching that for a bit until it started to get a bit too cool.

I also worked on the garden area on Thursday. We went to a local nursery and grabbed some more tomato, cucumber, and strawberry plants (which were cheaper and better than the ones I previously got at the local big-box store). The tomatoes and cucumbers I planted a couple of weeks ago didn’t survive the cold weather; I planted them a bit too soon, and didn’t get the plastic tent over them fast enough. So I removed the dead plants and planted the new ones.

The strawberries I planted a couple of weeks ago were just fine, though, so added nine more plants to that area. Then I fashioned some chicken wire to protect the berries from the local winged marauders. The weather is turning warmer, so I have good hopes for plants that grow.

Today has been sort of low-key. Some more work on CellarWebAds, a minor tweak to FoodieFeeds (a site for food blogs; the recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Cookies looks quite interesting), and some work on a new project.  And a new digital background for this place.

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