the loudest helper...
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just a little nap...
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Our new rose tree - supposed to be hardy to -5 degrees. We'll see...
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Corner to the right as you look out the patio door. My baby peach tree. I love these blue pots!
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Strike a pose! He insisted on keeping this silly picture. Grass has not yet sprouted and it's gonna be hot this week. We need lots of water.
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Looking straight out the patio door.
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A little pumpkin. This one has to be 10 lbs already!
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An owl from a craft/art show. I wish we had the artist's name. Everyone sees this and wants one.
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The other half working hard. Or is that hardly
workin'? Patio looks small from this angle, but it's almost 300 sq ft and the glass room is 250-
ish - Almost the whole back of the house!