Sunny Saturday

Stan does not like my Columbine. He calls them weeds. They are prolific, but they are also so pretty.

Stan relaxing on the swing, after mowing the lawn. I planted Impatients in the box behind Stan.

He also brought my fountain out today and put it in the corner behind the swing. We had to fix some cracks in it so I am waiting a couple of days before I fill it.
The Iris's in my yard were given to me by a neighbors mother who has an Iris farm in California. They did not bloom last year so this is the first I have seen them.
Darius calls the Hummingbird a Honeybird. I had to wait patiently to catch this photo.
Another of my favorite flower is the Geranium. I have several throughout the yard. Mostly in my hanging baskets. I think there is a nest of wasps in the bird house. There were several flying in and out of it today.

I went to the store again and bought more flowers for my baskets. I think I have two more baskets to fill, unless I go ahead and hang baskets on the outside of my fence also. I have been wanting to do that for the past couple of years.

I also bought some Basil and Oregano that I planted in pots. Because of the size of my yard I use lots of pots.

I LOVE SPRING!!

Why? You ask. It is the time the earth warms back up. It is a time of New Life, my garden comes alive! Today was no exception. The above picture is of my tiny back yard. Even though it is small, I absolutely love it.
When I went out this morning I discovered one of my Clematis was in bloom. This flower was above my head, so I had to stand on my tip toes on the rocks that outline the flower bed and reach above the flower to take this picture.

I also discovered my first Iris in bloom. I love these flowers. Outside though. I learned the hard way not to bring them inside because they weep.
Another shot of my fence and my Wisteria. I fell in love with this plant when Stan and I lived in Georgia. It was amazing to see them growing wild and climbing the trees. I absolutely had to have one when I got back up here. I did however, leave the Kudzu to Georgia. Also shows my baskets that I hung up today. Can hardly wait for them to mature completely and fill my yard with their fragrance.
This morning Stan took me for a ride up Highway 9. He had something he wanted to show me.

When we got out of the car, these pretty little Bleeding Hearts were right under my feet. They are so delicate. I remember them growing in our woods when I was a child.
What he wanted to show me was this waterfall. If you look closely on the left side of the picture, between the trees,you can make out the water cascading down the rock face. I could not get closer to the falls because I had flip flops on. Not conducive to walking in the woods. Will have to put my tennis shoes on next time he suggests we go for a ride.

Another week in the life of Gramma2Many

Caleb (#6212)

doesn't even need

a skateboard to ride the rails!

Landing on both feet successfully.

Miss Elizabeth (#6314)

learning to knit with Gramma.

She actually caught on very quickly and took her project with her when she went home to work on it further. She is the first to get the concept of knit one row and purl one row. I usually teach them to knit every row until they are comfortable with the knit portion of it.

Because we are in the middle of big changes in the basement, tiling the floor and putting in new windows, that area is closed off to Grands. This is the aftermath of a day at Gramma's and being unable to play downstairs.

I wish I could have taken pictures of a few bolts of the lightening that accompanied this hail storm. Had I still been living in Georgia, I would have been looking for a safe place to hide from the tornado.

I have not experienced a thunder storm with the power this one had for many years.

Still waiting for my beautiful Wisteria to come into full bloom. It usually blooms before it leaves. I do, however, see a few leaves showing.

The favorite corner of my yard. My cherry tree and my swing. I love to sit here and knit in the summer.

My favorite season of the year

SPRING

BECAUSE IT IS THE PROMISE OF NEW LIFE

MY Wysteria. Sorry the picture is blurry.

Columbine through my fence.

View from my swing to my deck.

From my deck to my swing.

My huge Poppy and Clematis.

My Clematis.

My first Iris to bloom.

The Fairy Gardens

From treasures found at Goodwill.

Kati, you should be proud of Olivia and me, we went in and actually found something to buy.

Now you know why my garden is my sanctuary. Will show more as they mature.