spring

KT has informed me that all seasons begin on the 22nd of a month.  While I have yet to investigate the truth in this statement by my 7-year old, one this is for sure -- spring is coming, and we are starting to see a little more life in the garden.

The columbine and hydrangea leaves are gaining strength daily, and the lavender is making a big push right now.

One of my all-time favorites is in bloom right now.  I just love the heady smell of jasmine.  I planted our vine about 16 months ago, and it is blooming beautifully right now.

Time to get those zinnias in the ground!

loving

all the zinnias in our garden right now.

they have to be the easiest flower to grow from seed.

almost spring

While Southern California gardens never go completely dormant, it sure is pretty when the new little flowers join the ever-blooming lavender, lantana and such.

Last weekend felt nice and slow in comparison to the last few weeks.

Saturday morning we just hung out in the backyard.

I painted the girls nails.

As Katie sat waiting for her nails to dry, "I finally have nails since I can't bite them."

We checked on our starter garden on the side yard where we have all sorts of things starting to poke through the soil.

I let the girls pick the seeds this year.

If everything makes it to the garden past its tender youth (we have major rabbit, snail and other critter issues) it will be sure to look quite eclectic back there.

Happy almost spring!

Long week

The Good
Checked out hundreds of butterflies at the exhibit in Santa Barbara.

Played at the park with friends.

Went over to the Adkins house and the girls did dinner and bath time with Lauren and Jake.

Got some planting done.


The Bad
Lonely week. Papa was out of town since Sunday and just got back today.

The Ugly
House got broken into. We were lucky. We weren't home and they didn't take much, just emptied out virtually every drawer in the house.

Thank you Ray for coming over so quickly and putting a new door in. Gave me peace of mind.