My little sprouts! :-)

I know, long time- no blog...What can I say, I've been enjoying the wonderful Oregon summer weather :-) So anyhoo, here is some video of my beautiful little sprouts! :-)

My tomatoes :-)

Here are my pretty tomatoes too! It is amazing when I begin counting up all the produce that is grown on mom and rob's property- the garden (corn, beans, butternut squash), tomatoes (2 kinds), blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, apples, and pears!

First planting! :-)

Hey all!!! I planted my corn yesterday and my butternut squash today!!!! My seeds are so pretty! I am so excited! I am planting my beans after the cornstalks sprout to about 4 inches high because I will use the cornstalks as a pole for the beanstalks to grow up (instead of a trellis).

My beautiful black dirt

It is so pretty!!!! My seeds arrive early next week! Woohoo, can't wait to plant them! :-)

Finished clearing!!!!! WOOHOO!

I am so excited! I finished clearing the garden area, now all I have to do is plant! :-)

Our Summer Storm

I could hear deep rolling thunder in the distance and then occasional flashes of lightning began and then... just started pouring down rain! :-) If it weren't for the lightening I would be outside playing in the rain and thunder! I just love this kind of weather! :-)

The aftermath of the spider

Did I mention that when I swept away the spider on my shoulder, I was wearing dirty/muddy gardening gloves??? :-)

EWWWWWWWWWW!

Ok, I had to post this...

I was out in the garden today and it started to rain. So, I stood under a nearby tree for a few minutes to see if it would let up soon. While I am standing there I see movement on my shoulder and look over to see a SPIDER CRAWLING ON MY SHOULDER TOWARD MY HEAD!!!!!!!!!! Just thinking about it gives me the heeby-geebies (no idea how to spell that).
These spiders are gross...well, quite honestly, all spiders are gross. They remind me of the spiders in the 1998 movie Lost In Space (yes I am a dork for watching and remembering it, get over it :-). EWWWWW!!! YUCK! Ok, I think I am better now...

Day 4...

I feel as though I am moving at the pace of a snail...no offense to all the snails out there. But seriously- 4 days to clear the area? That has to be a record of some sort :-) I would also like to report that what appears to be the entire global population of mosquitoes has settled in the backyard and declared war on me... and I am very sad to say that I'm losing. I took a count today and the running total for my mosquitoes bites is 24- I look like a bumpy, white and red dalmatian hahaha.
I hope everyone is doing well :-)

end of day 2