Last month we planted our garden. We decided to be more adventurous this year and give zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, and four different types of herbs a try in addition to the standard tomato plants. We gave seeds a go early in the spring and were initially successful. Unfortunately, most of them did not survive the transition from the indoors to the outdoors thanks to a massive rainstorm that happened literally the day after we planted them. Thanks a bunch Mother Nature. Maybe we'll get better at that next year.
Problems with seedlings aside I'm happy to report that we're doing quite well with this year's garden, better than either of the previous years. Maybe it takes a few years to get into the routine (much the same with pool maintenance I might add). Everything seems to be growing at an epic rate. We've already used the fresh basil in multiple recipes, there's a ton of flowers on the zuchini plant and plenty of green tomotoes starting up as well. Up there you see the very first red tomato of the season, a cute little cherry one. Good thing I shot that picture when I did...seems that Ted snatched it up less than one hour later when he went outside to turn off the pool filter. You have to be quick around our house.
Our weekend was pretty much spent around the house, in the pool...and for Katherine...giving her Disney Princess Slip n Slide a try for the first time this year. She does have a bit more gusto in her leap this time around but I don't think she has the weight yet to carry her from one end to the other. I even agreed to letting her soap down the thing in hopes that it would give her a little more "slide". No such luck. Maybe next weekend Mom will take to it to show her how it's done. Then again, Papa and Gram Coberly will be down, maybe they can take a run on it instead...
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