Mountain Laurel

My brother sent me this photo from North Carolina. His back yard is full of Mountain Laurel which is blooming right now. We have our Azaleas here in the deep south, but the Mountain Laurel certainly holds it own. Make sure to click on the photo to enlarge it.

                                                                Hooray! Yippee!

This season's Sun Drops didn't disappoint. In fact, they were glorious.  People would slow down as they passed the front of the house to look at them. I never planned to have them in front by the road, but they chose where they wanted to grow and I just put a fence around them. 

The Emerald Looking Glass

It's hard to take a photo of a mirror and not get a glare, so I took one from the side. The stitching around the mirror is a wheat stitch, diamond stitch, and double stitch. The pine needles are from Pass Christian. The shiny stuff is junk jewelry.  And, oh yes, the reflection is my front porch.

The Community Garden Project, Raymond, MS

Once again, the women of Raymond have come together to plant a garden. We planted tomato plants and much to our dismay, they came down with Mosaic Disease. We had to pull almost all of them in the square garden, but the longer part of the garden doesn’t seem to be affected. Since the pestilence is insect borne, it doesn’t affect the soil, so we were able to replant. It actually will work out fine because we’ll have tomatoes that come in steadily, and won’t be overwhelmed all at once.  This morning, Elaine, Althea, Isla, and I did some weeding. Please note the dark rich soil and manicured plants. We're proud of our roots.

                      This last photo shows the second planting of tomatoes in the square garden.