What day is it? Wednesday? How did that happen? Another week zipping along. I just hang on and hope for the best.
On Saturday we had fabulous weather (a very brief interlude from the rain) so Rick and I did garden type chores and errands. We stopped in at a local nursery and then spent the afternoon planting (see post below).
I love the hanging baskets that are pre-planted and ready to go. Instant gratification.
The nice weather was shortlived and we've spent every day since with our noses pressed up to the window, looking out at the pouring rain. I feel like those two kids in The Cat in The Hat.
Well the rain is good for all our newly planted additions to the garden.
Everything has a nice patina of moss growing on it. I bought that wall fountain at the Half Moon Bay Nursery and I think it was the best $65 I've ever spent.
One of the first things we need to do when the rain lets up is build a fence. I want to enclose the Palais so we can let the chickens roam in a contained area, free from the threat of coyotes. We let them roam but we have to be out there with them so it limits the amount of time they can free range.
This is the fence I want (below). I have always loved it's simplicity and the pretty scalloped edge along the top. You can still buy that type of fencing material but it's hard to find. I have found an online source for it. I used to think I wanted a picket fence but I think that visually it will be too heavy looking when you look down towards the chicken coop.
This is one of my favorite pictures. I want to know what those girls' lives ended up being like. They both look so happy and sweet. Click on it to see it bigger.
Looks just like the fence at my great grandma’s house when I was little. Loved her little old-fashioned garden with the coral bells and dahlias. It was a very magical place to a small child.