Summer finally made it to the Pacific Northwest. It usually rains on the fourth of July, but this year the sunshine came out to play. This makes three years in a row it's rained just about daily throughout the spring. It was a pleasure to walk around town and see the smiles on peoples faces as they walked around in sandals and shorts. I could hear lawn mowers, motorcycles, airplanes, and other various outdoor toys. We shared a pretty good family Saturday beginning with a morning yoga class, a romp to the farmer's market, a fun lunch and a little playtime at Lake Sacajawea with Kaylee.
The garden is thrilled about the sunshine too. I've wandered out there after work a few times disappointed at the lack of growth due to all the rain. It seems we've been planting and digging for awhile now. We spent our usual time out pulling weeds and planting the last of the seeds this weekend and I started to find some surprises. The plants seem to be standing tall right now and enjoying the warmth. I'm started to see evidence of vegetables now. I've got some little zucchinis and crookneck squash. The corn is almost knee high. I can see carrot tops, beet greens, and potato flowers popping up now. I even found a tomato I wasn't expecting while trimming the dead leaves.
Oh yes, we have put up the girls in the garden too. Isabelle and Molly are happy to be out in the sunshine too.
We're expected to have some really nice days for quite awhile now. I expect the garden to be getting taller and greener by the day. I don't need shoes in the garden now, Lovin' it!
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