enjoying the day...

This morning I was feeling a bit down. The sun was hiding behind clouds and light rain and supposedly would not make an appearance all day. I took myself off to the local farmers curb market and picked up some fresh strawberries and peaches, a loaf of artisan white french bread, a head of dutch bibb lettuce and a bouquet of peony blossoms.

When I returned home, I was still feeling restless and upset, so I called my mum and she told me to come over and we would make jam. She and I ran errands, went to the larger farmers market outside of town, rescued a lost dog and made jam. When I came home, I mowed my yard and checked my garden.
Take a look at this photo... do you see what I see?

do you see it? you may need to click the picture to make it bigger...

still don't see it? ... okay... here's a close up...

guess what that is... can you guess? yep, your right...it's a pumpkin sprout! My pumpkin seeds have germinated and sprouted! I'm so excited!

This is how the beans are looking today...


See what else I found in the garden today...

...bunny tracks...that's right... i said bunny... oh boy...

finding new things in the garden, working in the yard, making strawberry jam with my mum... these things lifted my spirits today...

The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion

tomorrow we will have a show and tell about our jam making...

blessings,
~*~