Down the garden

I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago. Sam in his Ben Ten outfit and Bella in her worn out tutu. The light was perfect for the camera. It's peaceful down there and wild too - making it a perfect place for foraging and making pretend campfires.

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A portrait of my children each week during 2013.

Sam:   has figured out how to use the tap at the well and is helpfully watering my pots.
Bella : running away from the camera to hide behind her favourite tree.

Joining Jodi for the 52 project.

And suddenly there was.....

 

SNOW!

Cosmos

Cosmos in the garden. If I can't grow anything else, I can always count on comos!

In the garden

I love this time of year when we can just nip out into the garden and pick veggies for the evening meal and flowers from around the garden. I did a wild flower patch which has worked really well and has saved money instead of buying garden centre plants.

It's quite a trek down to the chicken pen...or so Bella thinks with all her bags!

Sorry to bombard with photos, but I can't stop! There's so much going on in the garden and children up to all sorts - I want to capture it all!

I thought the haricot bean seeds were very pretty and Bella was hiding to avoid her afternoon nap. If she doesn't have a nap she is a bit of a nightmare later on to put it mildly.

I'm also making the most of the free fresh flowers every day. The peonies are out at the moment and smell divine!

In the grass

I sat in the grass for five minutes to watch the children play, dogs bound about and the chickens follow anyone walking. It was before I cut the grass and all the hundreds of daisies down.

The top photo was taken at the lake, where someone had left daisy and buttercup chains on the fence. Beautiful!

Green

There's definitely a green theme going on here. The garden is looking much healthier with all the rain for the last two weeks. The wind dropped and the sun shone late afternoon in our little yard. Sam wanted to jump from walls and chairs and Bella grabbed her bucket to collect strawberries - which aren't quite ready so she filled it with mud instead. I hope the second week of the school holidays is going to be a sunny one.

Everybody out it's stopped raining!

We had a good half an hour outside before there was a loud crack of thunder and another heavy shower. A quick trip around the garden to witness what had changed. The apple blossoms are out, the tomatoes are struggling with these low temperatures even in the green house and the wisteria is creeping across the house. Spring is trying to make an appearance!