Messy Backyard

Sunday, September 24, 2023

First day of fall yesterday. Today sat in the yard with a cigar. 

As mentioned in the previous post I've had a broken fibula just above my ankle. I'm still in my boot but it'll come off this Thursday. I'm going to have to put some time getting all of this cleaned up. It's really gotten overgrown since my surgery. 

The pine tree is shedding needles galore. They are such a pain in the neck to clean up. 

Broken Bone

September 17, 2023

Broke my fibula above my ankle in July and haven't been able to do as much yardwork. The yard has gone to hell.

Despite it looking like crap I'm still enjoying being in it. (My boot is barely visible in the lower left of the photo.)

Rain Gauge

Monday, June 26, 2023

Dale bought a rain gauge at Bachman's yesterday. He said we've had about a quarter inch since then. 

Monday, June 26, 2023

Planted most of the flowers I bought yesterday. 

More Flowers

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Dale and I stopped by Bachman's today and bought even more flowers.

Planting Celosia

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Planted the celosia I bought yesterday. After doing so I read  that it does better planted in garden beds rather than containers. Oh well. I don't want to chance the rabbits getting at it. 

First Daylily Bloom & More

Friday, June 23, 2023

First day lily flower appeared recently.

I've done a lot of yard work this summer. So far it’s been a lot of raking out of gardens and weeding but I’m moving on the the planting flowers phase. Today I went to Bachman’s for some annuals. On top of the cart pictured below is a flower called celosia. Dale really likes this kind so I picked up a lot of it. Much harder to see underneath are some snapdragons.There’s also some dusty miller down there which is hidden from view. Also got some potting soil. 

Celosia. The following is from the University of Minnesota Extension website: “Celosia is a member of the amaranth family and is a very common plant in Minnesota annual gardens due to their ease of care and wide array of flower structures and colors.The name Celosia originates from the Greek word for “burning” due to the flame-like flower heads. The species used for flowering annuals is believed to be native to the Mediterranean region or East Africa and also commonly known as “woolflowers”.Leaves of this plant are edible and have a spinach-like taste while the plant is young but after flowering, the leaves turn bitter.”