MamaCta!

Since I have not been able to run lately, I have been pouring my energies into gardening. I have not tried to grow anything edible since before I had my first child. Now, three kids later, I am back at it again, and thoroughly enjoying being outdoors with my kids. I love to see how excited they get over a rolly-polly, a new bloom, a ladybug, or just digging in the dirt with a plastic shovel.

Here are some snapshots from today of what I have growing:

Some yellow squash, squeezed in between rose bushes,
A velvety daylily in burgundy,

A daylily in firey reddish-orange,

Peas growing up the wall,

A cactus crowned with flowers,
And the prettiest picture of all:
Can I just add that today I did something I have never done before:
I mowed the lawn all by myself. The grass was up to our knees. Daddy C has been busy with lots of work, and I wanted the time we have together in the evening to be chore-free for him. I wanted to surprise him but could not figure out how to start the mower. I finally had to call him and let the cat out of the bag. The job was completed, with a few minor glitches, but overall, I feel very invigorated, and it was kinda fun!