My computer has been out of commission for the last week or so, but I'm back in business now.
It seems to me no matter what craziness is happening in our lives or out in the world, nothing can pull you out of it like going out to plant something or pull weeds. Thank you guys for another great week.
Anyway. . .
In the next couple of weeks look for a newsletter about two upcoming opportunities to show a little love to the garden. But, just for you all, I'll give you a little bit of a heads up.
1) We're doing our Spring Garden Party after school on June 11th. We'll get started around 2:45 and go until about 4:00. Everyone is invited! (Okay, wait, every one with a Cale connection is invited.)
2) I'm excited to announce that families will have a chance to adopt the garden for a week or a weekend this summer! That's right! You can bring your fiends and family with you to. . . water the garden! Then, you can. . . weed the garden! Or. . . you could weed first and then water! Okay, seriously, Mr. V. and I can't take care of the garden by ourselves during the summer anymore. If you'd like to help out, that would be absolutely, fantastically wonderful.
Okay, so we got a lot done this week. We did a lot of weeding in the past couple of weeks. Also, the corn is planted. Yes, I know I'm probably a bit early, but there doesn't seem to be anything in the forecast to indicate it'll be a problem. Next week I think we'll get some other stuff in the ground. Our pumpkin seedlings, for example, are already huge and would probably like a little more space.
I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. A couple of notes: 1) All the pictures were taken by the kids; 2) there's probably more fun than work happening in the pictures, but they're often the same thing; 3) these were actually taken this week and last week but this is the first chance I've had to get them off the camera; and 4) I didn't include the pictures of the improvised catapult that was built today. Luckily, no one was hurt. So, while I appreciate the creativity and initiative, that
will not happen again.
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Larry, I know I promised but, THAT'S NOT HOW WE USE OUR TOOLS!!!
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Usually, these are some of my hardest workers. . .
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| "Is there supposed to be a hole in the fence here?" |
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| "Hey you kids, get out of my yard." |
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Yes, we run the garden club and we know what we're doing?
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Those who want a snack from me, should probably not put
the camera in my face like that. Just sayin'.
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A happy gardener
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| A thoughtful gardener |
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Planting corn
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| Team work |
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| A two-fisted gardener |
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Those of you who remember what our soil looked like
when we started will understand why this picture makes me smile.
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The Eternal Rosemary
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Another happy gardener
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Another thoughtful gardener
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Yes, yes, three seeds every 12 inches.
We heard you the first time, Mr. Rough
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| This is my tool. I do not know what it is called, but it is mine, and I like it. |
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Hmmm, maybe you're hitting a rock. . .
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You heard me. . . no work. . . no snack.
(Okay, not really, but I almost kept a straight face.)
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Tools
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| Yet another happy gardener (geez, they're everywhere) |
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| Yet another thoughtful gardener |
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Queen of the Compost Pile
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| No really, guys, times up, we have to go in. . . |
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| A happy snacker |
