Effing Gardening
So about 3 months late, our back garden is really shaping up. We cinched down some cypress trees in the back today that have been leaning over since this winter's wind storm. We cleaned up the flower beds and put a king's ransom (well over $300) in flowers which will probably die in less than two months, but hey, I'm worth it.
We are also almost 1/2 way through 12 cubic yards of bark. Only about another bajillion wheelbarrows loads left. And oh yeah, CG almost cut off his middle right finger with a chain saw. Yep, the middle finger. He actually had a nasty gash on another knuckle and felt the blade on the finger. {Gasp} I try to insert humor at that point because CG's quite green. He's running around the back garden like a chicken with his head cut off.
I say sparklingly, "Don't do that. You need that hand for computing. It pays the mortgage."
Eldest, cuing in for the need for distraction says, "Yeah, how will you say eff you to people without that finger."
Lovely! So glad my mens' priorities are straight. I wonder when CG's been using that finger? Tsk. Tsk. The things we teach our kids.
Besides that, everything is rosy. Enjoy the pics of flowers from our garden before Autumn comes or someone loses an eye. Gardening is effing dangerous, don't you know!?
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5 Witty Comments For Me:
What an absolutely beautiful garden and gorgeous pictures!
Good for you guys!
But no dead rabbits, huh? ;)
Island Girl:
Thanks. I needed that compliment after working another eight hours today. With glee, I announce that the patio is cleared and 1/2 the mountain of bark in our front drive is gone--without any more mishaps. We actually ate dinner outside under our watery Seattle sun. I imagine Seattle to be somewhat like the Queen's Isle, no?
Funny about the rabbits. No, no rabbits except the ones holding our Hummingbird feeder. We don't see many out here on the plateau. Just deer, cougars, and black bears.
Seattle has a bunny problem though and I have tried shooing wild bunnies off the road near the zoo. They aren't very tame though. I worry they'll end up like your pictures.
So glad nobody ACTUALLY lost a digit!!! But those flowers are so purty -- hope they last, I totally know what you mean with this unpredictable weather!!
Glad to have found you!! :)
Carrie
Gorgeous!
Glad CG's ok...
Your garden looks lovely. My flowers and plants have passed the peak and are on the downward spiral toward...death, I guess.
I love gardening, but I'm not really good at it.
I spent nearly my whole Saturday weeding my butterfly garden and trying to save my failing flowers. I think I even heard a hosta say it hated me.
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