This or That....Decisions (Long post to catch up)

There is a new meaning for me of the Bible verse that talks about "you cannot serve 2 masters, for you will love the one and despise the other" (paraphrased, of course). the two of which I speak are gardening and painting. I have been having so much time tied up in setting up my little gardens and trying to catch up with flower beds..... it has been a little exasperating. My real love is painting. However I am a person who has not (very often) allowed myself to fulfill my pleasure until my work is done. Talk about in-grained habits...... but this one habit I am going to work on breaking....

I almost wish I hadn't started the raised -bed gardens this year, with all the existing perennial beds to get into shape, but now that they are set up I am kinda glad I did. I will not have the major work involved each and every year.

So come take a walk with me.....

This is out the back, and the beds that surround the driveway. I daren't pull anything unless I know it is a weed until I can recognize the perrenials that have been planted here, so yeh, its going to look a little messy this year. There is quite a variety of colors, shapes and sizes, and some have seeded into other areas. Lots of work to do here.....

Sometimes I think I'd rather sit on my swing and watch the garden grow, or the bees coming and going....

Someone else likes watching for the garden to grow!

But, Ha! You wascally wabbits! Not going to get my garden....

Grandson Tim put the fence up for me! as well as helped me get the third bed built, filled with all the soil mix, and pathways mulched.

Sweet! Daughter Tina and sister Rose helped finish planting and spreading mulch.I got the soaker hoses in place. They just need connected with regular hose and we're all set! But it rained good and steady last night.

If you look REAL close you might see my asparagus poking their heads up. That bed has rhubarb at the end and the rest is purple and super-male asparagus.

Yuck! See that L-O-N-G snail on the board???

We don't want them in here! Beer is only good for one purpose.... it attracks snails and kills 'em dead! See? don't want that to happen to me so I stay away from it.

That middle bed has 6 tomato plants, 4 pepper plants, onions, marigolds, carrots beets, and swisschard.

The last one has a few peas I started indoors, Roma beans (love them!!) lettuces, and a space to plant some pole beans, which I will, I hope.... I still need to screw the boards together. Right now they are held together with re-bar.

Peas with bamboo support, and more marigolds

Leaving the garden, here is another birdhouse I put up, however nothing has nested in it yet but it looks nice .

And out around the back of the barn, I mowed down the weeds in preparation for a possible chicken fence. Yes, still looking for some guinea hens, and maybe a couple egg hens.

This is the front side of the chicken coop.... Oh yes, flowers here too :)

And on around to the back side of the garage/workshop. The hostas are full out, the primroses have finished their bloom and the foxglovesand now presenting themselves.

Back around to the bridge going to the house, there is a creamy-yellow foxglove that has taken center stage, so much so that the little clematis beyond it is struggling to be seen. But it has buds and will be seen a little later on.

And back to the deck where my hens and chicks are being good little girls and not poo-ing on my deck.

Now ....... back to my delema.... You can see I am a quadruple-minded woman and unstable in all my ways. So I need to ask the Lord each night, to go ahead of me for tomorrow, and make my path straight. I have been doing that of late, and I even got to paint some yesterday!!! You can check it out on my painter blog if you like.

Have a wonderful blessed day and thanks for stopping by!