We've been home a week now, but rainy weather, endless housecleaning and piles of work (captioning 200+ photos for 'the book') have kept me inside and away from the garden.. I did get the peas and sweet peas in the garden during a brief break from the rain and on Mother's Day, I snuck up to the garden for 10 minutes and planted some salad greens - mild Asian mix, Black Seeded Simpson lettuce, arugula, spinach and my favourite lettuce mix.. it was Mother's Day after all and I needed to do something for myself! :)
I knew I'd be weeks behind with the trip this spring, but I was willing to make the sacrifice.. I was also able to keep our non-stop harvest going thanks to the cold frames and mini hoop tunnels. In one tunnel, I had planted a few dozen clumps of endive, spinach, mustard and lettuce in mid-autumn. Now, they are lovely sized heads and ready for picking.. I will take some photos, but in the crazy rush of this past week the cable that connects my camera and computer has decided to go AWOL.. sigh.. I guess I'll have to look for my card reader instead!
I've also discovered another unique Maritime blog - http://www.hungrytiller.com/ - check it out.. it's just new this year, and I'm really enjoying the posts..
But, until I find my darn camera cord, here are a few more shots of Monet's Garden in Giverney..
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| Me, poking through yet another seed rack.. |
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| Monet's house.. |
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| I just love the arches.. so beautiful.. |
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| Approaching the wisteria bridge.. just a bit further down the pathway.. |
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| Towering bamboos line the stream. |
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| There it is - and it's covered with tourists.. ah well.. |
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| So crowded that we couldn't even get near.. still beautiful though. |
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| Imagine the nasturtiums of summer spilling over the pathway.. (you're not allowed to go down this path, or most paths for that matter. They were roped off.. just the perimeter. |
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| A lovely Japanese Tree Peony. Huge flowers!! |
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| Leaving, but needed one last look back before the parking lot.. (mind you, the parking lot had a homemade ice cream stand, so it was also spectacular!) |
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