rewarding in spite of....

It is certainly a challenging gardening farming season. Between the rain...wind...deer...raccoons.. one needs a deep and abiding faith to continue.  It is really frustrating to go out and see that every single tomato and potato plant has been nibbled, and the apple tree that survived the worst winter in over 100 years has been chewed down to a thread.  And there is absolutely nothing we can do about the deer, other than spend thousands of dollars on fencing or buy a very expensive disgusting smelling spray and touch every single plant in the place with it.

One of the things that gives back at least for my CSA is the bright smile on childrens faces when they pull their own carrots and radishes or find a strawberry among my weeds.

Once in  a while someone takes the time to send a note... this goes a long way with me and here is one I got last week.
Thank you for gardening.

I have been enjoying a most wonderful salad, in a different combination every night.

Janet.

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so while the sweat is running down my face and I am weeding and replanting kale and tomatoes, I think of the happy faces and that I am doing hot yoga without paying for the class. Lots of downward dog and resistance work in gardening....

the first zucchinis and cucumbers July 16th

beans with all the tops eaten off by our deer visitor

 broccoli eaten clear off

Christmas in July!!

My FairyGardenTime shop is giving me lots of fun in the making and selling. I am going to do a little pop up sale this week during harvest of my vegetables at Casi Cielo.  Here is a peek of the kinds of pieces available on line and at my home, https://www.etsy.com/shop/FairyGardenTime.

It has been a wild ride the last few days with the wind, rain, visit from a deer, and the refrigerator conking out!!!
I am glad that vacation is only a few days away! I am not feeling the energy to do a full blown garden party right now, but a little selling in a mini farmers market ambience always appeals to me! so good deals, veg, flowers from Jay ( my neighbour), home baking and pottery at discount prices, who could resist that....

Will it ever stop snowing, and let me get in the mud.

I just took some pictures of things bursting forth, and within an hour the snow started again. Hard to believe on April 24th, but it is what it is.

Here are some of my happy shots of the hope in the garden. the raspberries have been decimated by the deer, but I hope they will manage.  Rhubarb is sprouting in several places over the garden space, so that is really positive along with daffodils.

Lambs ears

raspberry canes

muscari in bloom

last seasons onions resurrected