it's that time of year

it's that time of year

a middle tennessee garden blog


finding beauty in the natural things around us makes for one happy self and a lovely life. ~marmee

dash home farm, leiper's fork, tennessee

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

jubilee


no these little lambs aren't mine but soon, very soon.


as things here in tennessee are emerging...so are we at
dash home farm. we are learning what our land was
meant to be...to become. it is very exhilarating, inspiring
to allow yourself to be what nature all around you is saying.

i received a packaged in the mail...of course i knew it was
coming. i ordered a new pair of garden gloves...on the advice of
well the beauty of them sold me right away.
i picked the ones called jubilee...i love that that they name
them...i tested them out yesterday in a new garden patch i
hadn't even intended to plant at this time...but a visit to
the nursery...and a crepe myrtle that had not been planted since last fall.
i wasn't sure it was even alive but with new growth shooting out all over
it i think it deserves a chance.
the finches and mocking birds are watching...waiting with
great anticipation at what this lady(moi) is doing crawling all
around on the ground(pulling lots of weeds) is doing.
the puppy(which i commonly call her) is enjoying my pruning.
i will show you more of this newly planted area as it comes together.
so far so good on the ethel garden gloves...my hands sure look good
whatever they are doing in the dirt.
~~click on any photo to view up close and the writing in colours are links to more information~~
;)

Sunday, April 19, 2009

bustling days of spring

these spring days have been busy.
full of flowers....
...painting pottery...cats...
...grands...
...puppies...
...roadside wildflowers...
...eating with family...canaan...
...her visiting sister...jordan...
...ethan...
and birds... of course birds...mr. white breasted nuthatch...
bathing house finch...
gardening...watering...
...painting fences...

with daddio...

tilling...(new veggie plot in background)

dogwoods blooming...hooray!
noticing single blooms...

also music...@ leip & crawl...in the fork...
violins...
beautiful architecture...
old hymns...
country music...

historic places...
guitars...piano...
life is good...fullfilling...i love life.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

work hard-play hard


being outdoors is what spring is all about.

we have fluctuating spring temps...so when it is warm enough...outdoors we go.

















taking in all the sights and sounds...like bluebirds.

this day was dedicated to tilling hard and playing with the dogs.
dh teaching david to plow the ground...for corn, beans, squash, & pumpkins.


beatrice was curious about all the commotion...noise.
until she saw abbey and i reading on the quilt.
our dogs love soccer balls...especially buster brown(2yrs).
i never thought i would have 4 dogs at one time...but it is going smoothly.
our two puppies...1 year old bronte' and 2 month old beatrice are having a
great time getting to know each other. maggie(14 yrs old) stays a good
distance away from all the activity.
abbey was pretending to be a dog...she probably wouldn't want me telling.
but she is just so cute...imaginative...fun.

























we are enjoying these lovely days so much and i hope ya'll are too.
happy springtime days to you all.