I am excused from further duties today ( Read more... )

Two bright yellow blooms from Robert, a slightly lopsided pink effort from Midge (Midge is a rescue rose and needs a bit of encouragement), and Margaret, and Abaddon off in the corner, have buds well on the way ( Read more... )

The weather is currently such that it is pleasant to be outside, so that's what I do, and meanwhile there are all these weeds to be pulled and lawns to be mowed.

Yea, I have moved on to the front flowerbed against the fence, on the slope, that's so awkward to work at and I never see unless I'm walking into town (hence its position at the very ( Read more... )

(It's been a while.)

I cleared all the stray green stuff from my rose bed, and did a bit of watering of the plants that had hit shade by that time of day.  (It's been very dry and sunny of late, which means watering the whole lot every evening, which gets to be a drag, so I'm splitting the chore a touch.  Also, I put on a breath mask and stirred ( Read more... )