And the Garden Only Caught Fire Once....

Huh?

I love my new torch!

It's brand new, and it's not made for beads, but I think if I were desperate,

it would be difficult, but I could make some beads on it.

Maybe not, but my regular torch works just fine for now.

Anyway,

this torch is made for burning weeds.

I had so many weeds coming up in the cracks of my driveway that even my lawn care guy was spraying for weeds in the grass,

he sprayed my driveway for weeds.

The weeds have been mocking me for years.

I've tried the "natural" products.

HOT vinegar and LOTS of salt.

The weeds just laughed and grew back.

I poured on industrial strength weed killer.

You had to be careful because when you used this product, 

nothing would grow in that spot for years.

The weeds just laughed and mocked the weed killer.

That did it.

I saw my neighbor with this magnificent torch

firing up his weeds.

When he did, they were gone.  

They did not mock the torch.

They were burned,

and

THEY

WERE

GONE!

 

I bought a new torch.

I burned those weeds,

and

THEY

ARE

GONE!

 

and

the garden only caught on fire 

once.  

I was happy!

I Heart Macro! Roses in the Garden

I Heart Macro!!!!!

I Heart Macro! - Unexpected Bounty from the Garden

I Heart Macro

I found these in the garden.

These were from a volunteer plant in flower garden.

Aren't these beautiful?

With a little cooking, these tomatoes become an amazing treat!

Roasted tomoatoes!

Delicious!

I heart Macro!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

First fruits!
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That tomato is bigger than my hand! This is going to make some gazpacho!

I think my garden grows nicely.
What do you think?

So, How Does Your Garden Grow?

Wanna' see mine? It's all around the house!

I've expanded a bit this year. I've cut back on the number of plants in my table top garden, but I've actually expanded my garden. This mini garden has two tomato plants, one lemon balm, one rosemary, and one basil. I can hardly wait to start picking the herbs and tomatoes!




























This plant is huge! It took the place of a small bush that died over the winter. Next photo will show one of the tomatoes on it! Stay tuned!















That tomato needs to turn red soon!
See the roses behind it? That rose bush needs trimming!





















I have this patio tomato on the side of the house. It actually has 3 tomatoes on it. You just can't see them. I am so looking forward to the red color. Ooops! See the little elm tree there? That needs to come out.












In the back, there's the rhubarb! 4 plants are still thriving back there! Delicious!






On the other side of the yard are 3 more tomato plants, but they aren't thriving like the ones in the front. We'll see what happens!












Something has been munching on my zucchini. I didn't think any critter would come into our yard with Pixie there to guard it!













The pumpkins are starting to grow. I bought some of the tiny, sweet ones! I can hardly wait!

















The cucumbers like where they were planted. I can hardly wait to harvest the first ones! They are moving all over the place. I planted 3 different kinds in one hill. We'll see what happens with them.




So, that's it for now. How does your garden grow?

A Day for Closure--The Transition is Made

Technically, today did not qualify as a true Indian Summer Day, but I think it was. Traditionally, an Indian Summer day is a day following a hard, killing frost, before the snow falls, that is wonderfully warm in late October or early November. Since we have already had 3 measurable snow falls, today didn't actually qualify as an Indian Summer day, but on the other accounts, it did. Our high was 67 wonderful degrees at the start of November! We have had several hard, killing frosts. The landscape has changed remarkable from summer. The leaves are off the trees now, and they are sharp and brittle. When you walk on them you hear the crunch of cornflakes before the milk is poured in the bowl.

I knew I had to finish the leaves today. Last week I raked for several hours to get as many leaves as I could to the curb before the street department brought their trucks by to suck the leaves from my front curb. After the momentous raking sessions last week, I also went to the hardware store and bought a leaf blower. Why we didn't do that years ago, I don't know. In my book it's one of the most wonderful inventions since the advent of the light bulb! I blew the remainder of the leaves to a place where I will mow them and mulch them tomorrow in about 15 minutes. This tool is an amazing tool!

As the leaves blew, waves formed and the air caused undulations and patterns. I caught myself thinking, if only I could catch that wave in a bead! I even took a video of the process, but between using the leaf blower in one hand and the camera in the other, I could not catch the amazing waves of leaves. Another day. Things are changing now.





















This little garden which yielded tomatoes and herbs is still alive in spite of the frosts and freezes. Of course, the tomatoes are gone, but the herbs hang on. I was able to smell the each herb as I cupped my hands around this final aromatic supper. Tomorrow I shall cut the herbs back and bring them into the house to dry. The change is almost finished. Transition time has come full circle.

Tomorrow, we will put the lawn mower away and will bring the snow blower to the front of the garage. The herbs will be cut and dried or frozen. Pixie and I might head over to the dog park for a final romp before the cold returns along with the ice and snow. The circle will be complete. Summer is over! We are heading towards spring once again!

Nature's Sculptures -- Inspiration from my Garden

Sometimes, all you have to do is to look at that which is closest to you in a new light, a new moon, a new direction for inspiration.

And when your view changes, so does your idea or concept. With luck, your ideas have challenged the images in your mind, and creativity is enabled.
Closer or farther, the colors change, the ideas melt into new ideas for the blessings of the creative mind.
Let's choose to look beyond what we see and imagine what can be.