What you see, and what you don’t see…

Have a look at our pretty Black Eyed Susan flowers.  They are blooming like crazy.

It’s a good thing you can’t see the grubs in the grass.  Something has infested the lawn and big, ugly spots are still in the recovery stage.  We’ve treated it, but the reversal process is slow.

The beans and tomato plants are thriving!

Remember how this looked back in April.

 

What you don’t see are all the cucumbers growing at the base of the beans.  We’ve been eating cucumbers for breakfast, cucumbers for lunch, cucumbers for snacks, and cucumbers for dinner.  We’ve given some away and we still have about eight more sitting on the kitchen counter.  Our house has a permanent vinegar aroma from the ones we pickled (soaked in vinegar and salt).

 

My Mothers’ Day geranium shopping (I got a little carried away) has given a lot of color to the yard and the front of the house.

It’s a good thing they look pretty, because the inside of the house is “under construction”.  With our son Robbie moving out we have boxes of his things in one room, another room is getting a new ceiling and flooring, and a bedroom is emptied,waiting to be painted.  I’ve organized two storage bins full of music into categories so we can actually find what we have, too.  Those files are waiting for the newly painted closet to “cure” before they can be put away.  Add in a few school organizing projects and you can imagine the chaos in the house!  Oh, and did I mention the smoky kitchen ceiling from our burned dinner today?

Be thankful you can’t see all this clutter!

This gorgeous sky cooled things down today.  It was a pleasant change from the 100 degree plus weather we have been having.

 

You can’t see the rain that pelted parts of the valley.  I’m still waiting for our neighborhood to get showered.

Andrew and Irene’s new home has a yard!  Joshua and Olivia have a fun place to play.

You can’t see all the labor that has gone in to hauling rocks, moving sand, building rock walls, and planting trees!

Our oldest grand daughter, Maddie, started first grade this week.   Last week she broke her arm and had to have surgery, so we were excited and grateful that she was even able to start school.  Look how much she has grown up since kindergarten!

(kindergarten on left, first grade on the right)

What you can’t see is little Brooklyn peeking out of the blinds (in both pictures)! 

Well, I hope you are enjoying your summer.  Mine is flying by much too quickly!  If you have a crazy desire to organize chaos or eat cucumbers, come on over!

♥

JoAnn