Here's the almost completed chicken coop! Shawn got the windows in last night and we just have to do some trim and doors to finish it up. We'll need to stain it, too, but that isn't a must for the little chicks to start residence. You can also see the plants starting up in the garden. The main two rows of green are some snow peas and the beans are just poking their heads up in the rows next to them. The last few days of rain helped a lot of things along, and now we just need the ground to warm back up for a major growth spurt. Considering their talking of 80s in the next few days, I think we'll see a lot of growth!
Here's our first iris! We transplanted a bunch of flowers from Shawn's grandmother this year and this is our first blossom. The lupin are forming their stalks and the lilies are bushing out nicely--it is so cool to see our gardens coming together.
Timothy is exerting more and more independence. He chases the dogs around with their leashes, wanting so badly to hook them and lead them. I humored him here, and thank goodness Bella is such an easy going dog. She munched on grass while Timmy led her around the yard. He was in heaven. Actually, he's pretty happy whenever we're outside. I'm so happy to see him as an outdoor kid--hopefully he'll always enjoy it.Today, we're going to help family with flower planting. Well, it'll be a chance for Timmy to see his grandmothers and to play in the dirt anyway--I'll probably spend more time distracting him from pulling up what is planted than actually helping with the flowers, but we'll see.
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Your garden looks great! And chickens? What do you plan to do-eggs only? Do the chickens get in the garden? Our beans did not come up! But we are knee deep in asparagus.
Just eggs for now--we thought we'd start small. We're going to make a fence around the coop, I think, as I am sure they would do some serious pecking damage in the garden.
Our garden is coming up really well, although I think I need some advice for asparagus. I've attempted to start a bed this summer, and the spears aren't coming up too well. Funny how some things just don't come up sometimes. Not one kernel of corn sprouted for us, where last year it did great. I think we're going to try a few more rows today and see if it'll come up. Perhaps you could replant the beans?
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