a garden update...

while i wait for elijah to fall asleep, i thought i'd give you a little update as to what's been going on in my little garden. it's been awhile, so i figured it was time. plus, i usually don't have to wait for elijah to fall asleep before jumping into all that needs to get done while he's napping but he's sleeping, not in his crib, where he is forced to remain, but in his big boy bed (a mattress on the floor) where he has the freedom to get up and move about the room. if he's tired enough, he usually doesn't move from the place i lay him down but on days like today, when he's determined to fight the heavy eyelids and nodding head, i do have to remind him a few times why he's in his room. so...while i wait for his slumber...back to the garden...

things have changed a lot since i returned from my trip to alaska. apparently, some of the plants didn't fare too well without my care, so they had to go. but, my tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini, watermelon, pumpkins, strawberries and bell peppers have done just fine. i'm harvesting a little something from one of the plants almost every day and we're enjoying the fresh bounty. it's so surprising to me...and it really shouldn't be...but every morning when i go outside to water the plants and i find a new cucumber or notice another watermelon, i'm almost startled. simply because somewhere in the back of my mind, i guess i just assumed that it would be harder than this. that i would have to do something (other than the usual garden tasks) to make the plants grow. but that's what they do...they grow. and grow so well in this california sun...

enjoy the pictures...yes...that is a zucchini! it was fatter than my forearm! alaska state fair prizewinning for sure...
and it tasted oh so good...