It felt like spring today. In fact, it really felt like summer all of a sudden! They said we set a new record high for this date with 92 about the middle of the afternoon. I did some yard work, cleaned leaves out of my pond, and trimmed up our banana trees that had not frozen back all the way this past winter. The fronds from last summer were nipped by the few freezes that we had.
However, big, new green fronds are poking up out of the tops of the banana trees already. And I took a couple of pictures of the potato vines that bloom all winter. I really enjoy looking out on a cold day and seeing the brave little flowers blooming their heads off.
Tomorrow is supposed to be about 30 degrees cooler than today. Our touch of summer was short-lived. However, it really put me in the mood to do some digging in the yard. I am thinking about doing an herb garden in big pots around my pond this year. We have so many trees in our yard that sunlight is a problem for growing many plants. Maybe the container herb garden will work this summer. After reading
Kara's description of the fragrance of basil, I can hardly wait to plant some for us! I am thinking about planting basil, thyme, lavender, and I already have some rosemary started to add to the pots. Umm! Fragrance!
Granddaddy found the Big Wheel for Little One--she loves riding on our patio. Granddaddy also found bikes for both Em and Soph in the shed.
We enjoyed a trip to a Lavender Farm yesterday. Kara and Little One were looking at the lovely rows of lavender plants. Em and Soph tried out their pink tractor and suggested that their dad paint his John Deere pink since they had mostly girls in the family. He said, "Ah, NO!" Then we sat at the picnic table and had root beer before we left.
