Working on a neglected corner of the yard

 

This part of my yard is the area the wood chips and manure gets dumped and it has looked pretty awful for the past year while the garden project progressed. I am working on these areas that need some love and beautifying. It may look unsightly while chips are there, but once they are spread I will clean it up from now on. I have pulled out a lot of the grass clumps that were there and levelled everything. I will spread out from there to clean the whole area. Here are some pictures of this corner partially cleaned up.

 

 

 

 

Blackberry Day !!

My HUGE Mason Cash bowl full of blackberries.

 

Amanda had the day off and I took the day off. What was the occasion? Blackberries have ripened a month early this year. We went to our favorite picking spot and ran into our friend Karen. It was so much fun. We picked for a couple hours. We got scratched...we laughed...we marvelled at the sheer numbers of berries there are this year. I picked enough to make two batches of jam and more to freeze. Amanda is freezing hers and she made a Blackberry Cobbler...they brought me a piece and it is delicious.

 

 

My first fig!!

This is my first ever fig. It is a Negronne Fig. It was chosen to be a real figgy tasting fig. Suitable for fig jam or preserves. I am going to eat it tomorrow.

 

Lovely sunset tonight.

We had the most beautiful sunset in Sidney tonight. I was sitting in my 'ugly chair' and looking toward the east. I noticed the sky was quite pinky orange. Jeez, if it's orange in the east, what does the sunset look like....well, just like this. It was breathtaking.

I think the potted herbs will look great here.

This area by the fence is one of the 'patio's' that I created between gardens. Raked smooth so that they are easy to walk on. There is quite a large one by the fence in the back corner. I was sitting and pondering it. It is right by a cedar hedge so nothing will grow there. I realized that it would be perfect for potted plants. So I popped the potted herbs there. I think they brighten up that area nicely. I will add more.