Neglected garden

In the wake of the Great Flea Infestation of 2009/Summer of Rain, I found my garden to be utterly neglected.

I've been looking at it for the past few days thinking, "those weeds are really bad" and "it's going to take a long time to weed that." Today we finally got to it, with the help of Grandpa. Mother Nature's been chugging along, even with the neglect and the weeds. We have a bunch of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. My little herb/flower garden is doing well, although something has been enjoying my basil more than I.

Every year I plan on branching out and growing more unconventional things, but the closest to unconventional I've gotten is watermelon and eggplant. Maybe next year I'll go wild with some lettuce.

This year I bought some gladiola bulbs from Job Lot and stuck them in the ground in the beginning of May. I figured for $2.50 a bag, it'd be worth it to see if they'd come up. They did, and they're out of control. They need stakes. They're beautiful.

I haven't heard from Hannah, which is good. Camp doesn't allow parents to call- fine by me. I've sent two emails and two letters so she knows we haven't forgotten her. I hope she's having a blast. I HATED summer camp, but I mostly prefer solitude, and camp really isn't for introverts.









these sunflowers appeared because the birds got
sloppy with their bird food.