the farm at thanksgiving

i am so grateful for life..............

having a wonderful home............

with lots of love............

for trying to simplify............

being able to garden and enjoy flowers.............

a warm place to cherish.............

filled with laughter of children......

full of family..................

being together...............

counting our blessings............

having faith..............

being counted as a friend.............

sharing beauty.............

living my dreams...............

with the people i love................

thanking God for His abundance.............

grace......mercy.

happy thanksgiving.

thank God i'm a country girl

the chives enchant me...and the edible blooms are spicey



pentunias are glowing



zinnias are popping up



nasturium seedling...very cool



with some left over wood daddio decided to make abbey her own

little raised bed...how sweet and so cute...

she got to choose what was going in it...flowers...

deep purple salvia

vining petite pentunia along with purple and white petunias

there are little seats on her bed...she sat on them and

planted her flowers

life galore is awakening here at dash home farm.

~click to see tiny flying insects~

rhododendron flowering

dry creek bed still has water in it

there are lots of fungi showing up because of all the dampness

pansies still putting on a show

another sitting venue

on the patio

chairs overlooking wildflower garden...great resting spot

peek-a-boo

handsome fellow

our first butterfly sighting

beetle haven

fungus sconce

mesclun mix/lettuce showing forth

new peony planted from bare root

wildflowers are surrounding the property lines...

last year i didn't notice them...

wild honeysuckle is amongst them

clematis finally emerging from last year...hoping for blooms this year

we spotted a meadow lark ...we think

there he goes...

buster and beatrice...always watching us garden

daddio and abbey doing some tractoring

growing bea

pouncing abbey...

after school

letting go and unwinding

with all the planting the boys wanted to get in on the fun...

so daddio built them two raised beds out in the field of plowed earth...

they wanted their own tomatoes, broccoli, herbs, peppers, cucumbers,

and of course companion flowers.

i was so proud of them as they shopped for their own

plants at the nursery...carefully choosing what suited them...

i believe that gardening fever might be running rampant around here

life on the farm is kinda laid back...thank God i'm a country girl