Garden Update

I slept in this morning, meaning I slept until 7, unusually late for me.  I suspect yesterday's labors, and a couple of late nights over the weekend took their toll on this lark.

I didn't have time to finish the post I had started yesterday, not enough time to write and take Tikka for a walk, and be home in case the sprinkler system people show up early, so I thought I would entertain you with a few photos instead. The photos were all taken yesterday, and there is nothing particularly special here, just a few little bits that bring me joy.

I did get all the pollen off all the furniture etc. on the screened porch and the patio outside, washed the grill (yuck) and so forth and so on.  The upholstery covers are holding up well after three summers, but the pillows inside are just beginning to show signs of disintegration and this may be their last season.  Not bad for the cheapest set at Lowe's, and they remain incredibly comfortable.

I still need to fill a few pots with flowers.  And the two small plants in front of the screen, a bay leaf  that survived the winter with a few scars and a brugmansia, need to be potted. But these are small tasks. The two white Panton chairs and the small greenish-blue table will move, possibly to the lawn.  They were too crowded on the small patio, where there is a table that only really needs two chairs.  The lawn is a possibility, but I will need a place to move them on mowing day. These were more decisions that I was up for handling last night and I was happy to procrastinate.

Actually my happiest moment yesterday came when I noticed that the lilies are finally coming up.  I planted them a month ago, and had about given up hope.  You probably only see the one green tip, but there are actually three or four more little brown sprouts poking up, and I am sure they will be green in a day or two. Such a simple thing, putting a seed or a bulb in the soil — but the joy in watching new growth seems to know no bounds.