More Pictures From Our Walks

We've continued to enjoy our morning walks so very much lately.  This morning the weather was very windy, but sunny and in the 60's.  I am glad the weather has not kept us inside this week.  The morning temperatures were in the 30's at the beginning of the week. Now as I am writing this, the sky is getting cloudy and the wind keeps blowing.  I am glad we went for our walk early. 

Here are some pictures from this morning at Cox Hall Garden as we walked around the back pond area which is more wild and less ornamental than the other water feature at the park.  Here we will typically see lots of birds.  

 

Our Little ...Uh...Garden?

Oh, the grand plans I had for my garden! But, that was before some unfortunate situations happened that alas, left us cash poor. Not to be discouraged, we are doing what we can do with what we have.

I feel kin to the people who lived during the Great Depression, I do. It could be very romantic to pretend we are reliving their time. It is teaching me to be content. I know that next year we will have recovered, if the Lord allows, and we may be able to have our raised beds then. It will probably be better anyway. By then I will know where the best sun is for them anyway.  Until then we are using what we have.  And we are also doing a little experiment with weeds.  We are calling it a wild flower garden.  We want to see what pops up.  So far, dandy lions are the prize winner and this pretty flower. 

See that little pot with the holes?  My mom gave that to us as a donation to our efforts.  I am hoping to fill it with strawberries.  If that doesn't happen, maybe we can grow something else.  Any ideas?

We started a modest pile of compost, too.  We found some chopped up leaves from last fall and added them to our scraps of berries, lettuce, carrots and banana peels.  All very exciting! 

Sure, it's a small start.  It's even what I'd call a rough start.  But it is what we have and it is ours.  Be sure to check back to see how our lettuce, pumpkins, green beans and carrots do in this little...uh...garden.

Update:  My daughter, age 10, says she likes our garden.  "I can be myself here."  Now that was not what I was expecting, but wow! 

Getting Out There

"Surrender your cares to the cool breeze, and let the white noise of everyday life give way to the call of birds."
May 2010 Southern Living pg. 15


This morning, the kids and I took a walk at a local park. In my quest to get myself moving more, I decided to start our day with a walk instead of waiting until after our lessons were done. I had fears that we'd be interrupted in our studies if we started with a walk first. We were actually surprised by what happened. We had the park to ourselves and the birds were much more active than in the afternoon, which was our usual time to visit this park. I had so much fun identifying all the birds that I forgot that I was exercising. Kind of felt like tricking myself! I think we've stumbled onto a new way to motivate ourselves to get out there and moving! Hooray for us!

Can You Say Ham?

Prairie Art

More Quotes to Add to My Collection

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. --Winston Churchill

"If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would ever get accomplished!"

"If you're not living on the edge, then you're probably taking up too much space."

A Beautiful Butterfly

Took a little trip to our local zoo with visiting grandparents this week. I so enjoy the butterfly pavilion. They amaze me.

Happy Easter