On another not I cannot stand the other things that come with gardening. Such as grasshoppers snakes and spiders.
Too many times I will be in deep thought gardening when one of those jumping hoppers scares the life out of me. Ahhhh I hate things making me jump. But then I think those creepy crawlers are the worst. The spider in the picture is called a Daring Jumping Spider. That certain picture is not one I took but is of a creature I came in contact with. It was not funny. The thing looks huge but is really only the size of a penny but I about died. As I came within an inch of that I then cut my gardening to an end. I was not going into that things territory.
That snake was not far from my front door. A nice neighbor kid took it off for me so I didn't have to deal with it.
Onto to better things:
STRAWBERRIES!!!
My strawberry plants did amazingly well this year. I got bowls and bowls off my plants and the kids loved picking them. I ended up making strawberry jam and taught Josh how to do it. He was so helpful and had a blast helping me with every step. Now he enjoys eating the jam we made.
PEAS!!!
Back on March 24th I planted my first peas. Unfortunately I didn't get my garden area ready in time so I had to settle for one item this year. I am dying to get a large garden going with numerous vegetables but that will have to wait until next year. So Josh helped me plan these peas and we patiently waited for 3 months to get the return. I watched in excitement as the plants began to grow and the little white flowers bloomed. Then it seemed as if the peas just popped out of no where. I had planted two different types and the sugar snap peas are my favorite.
FLOWERS!!!
I also loved watching my purple iris' bloom and my red poppies.
