Who knew there would be so many changes in the garden. After an adventure in August 2020 with the wasps attacking my head and developing cellulitis our dear daughter and Martin put their home on the market in Thunder Bay, quit their jobs and moved across the country and arrived at our door. Thus began this new adventure of the changing times of our lives. They moved in and began the job of reorganizing our home and garden. They were wonderful as we learned each others habits and quirks and unique needs. We learned to delegate and ask for help with each and every need that arose.
There were many changes and adjustments as 4 strong willed adults of different temperaments learned the skills of living under the same roof without violence, murder and mayhem unfolding. The medical challenges of my recovery from the venom in my veins to the adjusting to the pain of needing a shoulder replacement were ongoing. Along with the challenges of frontal temporal dementia, gastric feeds, myesthenia gravis and other medical issues. Coming in August of 2020 most of the garden was completed and I was productive making applesauce and baking muffins and enjoying the fruits of the garden, raspberries, strawberries, plums and apples. Then the leaves fell and raking the leaves become an endearing practice and discussions of the composting ensued. Not every one in the house feels as passionate about composting as I do apparently. Challenges met and dealt with on a day by day basis
My spiritual walk resembles my garden, sometimes it needs weeding and raking, other times the blooms are glorious. The fruit is sometimes sweet and full of juice, other times dry and hard
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The different year of the garden 2020-2021
I was active and busy that summer loving the garden and the garden club and all things dahlia planted in my garden from Connie Thompson's dahlias. It was lovely and I have increased the fuchsias around the garden and the hummingbirds are loving the flowers.
Lilies are lovely and the scent is amazing. I got a cardoon from a friend and it grew amazingly well and continued again this year.
We started to feed the birds last year and had an amazing response from so many different types of birds. The Flickers love the suet feeders and so do the Stellars Jays. They compete with each other and not quietly.
We have the Quail come and twitter and run around the yard at various times. The families increase each year and then we are back to a pair or two each spring.
My Peonies were not doing well and have been neglected by me particularly in the watering department. Hopefully I will improve my productivity in that area in 2022.
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