Contentment

What makes a Friday evening better, after a long week at work, than being able to sit in the sunshine on the front porch.  Add to that the dogs lounging in the yard, some chill music, a glass of wine and the slightly abscure view of "the mountain".  Before relaxing, I carefully walk around the house and yard to see what new blooms have unwrapped during the day while I was gone.  It is amazing how much plants can change in just a day, 12 hours really, of sunlight.  I see new blooms on the Spanish bluebells by the driveway, the last tulip has slowly faded away, but several new azalea blooms have appeared.  The hostas grow bigger everyday, almost like I can see them doubling in size and I am anticipating the hydrangea blooms, but for them I will have to wait patiently. 

I walk out into our "field"  to inspect the fruit trees, now pollinated and working as hard as they can to produce fruit.  I didn't think we would have peaches because of the early bloom and frost we've had, but they are still trying as hard as can be to grow, who knows maybe we will have a few.  If every bloom on the apple tree, turns into an apples this year I think we could supply a small army.  Even our apple trees in their  infancy have bloomed well. 

I make my way back to the front porch.  I feel pride seeing the planter boxes lining the front of the house, Travis and I build them last sunday, filled with dirt planted with Gerbera Daisy's and lettuce.  With plenty of room left in the boxes, it will probably be filled with other herbs such as Basil, Lavash (has the taste of celery), Cilantry, Rosemary...maybe some others...then again maybe some more flowers.  In another month it will be time to plant our garden which begains another new year of growing and preserving.  Definite posts about that will be to come.