Random

I took a small walk after dinner tonight, taking the camera with me just in case. The sun was setting and there was one patch of golden light left in the yard, so I made tracks for it, settling myself against a tree to feel the warmth of the waning sun. I saw George off in the distance and called for him to come – and as he did, I lifted the camera and took a couple shots.

Hello, my friend.

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It wouldn’t feel like Mother’s Day if I wasn’t working on container gardens, so this weekend I went out and bought some flowers and potting soil. I also got some sheet moss which I soak in a bucket and use to line some of the wrought iron planters I have.

I bought two big bags of Miracle Grow moisture retention soil and it wasn’t until I was part-way into the second bag that I realized the reason the soil seemed so different was that I’d accidentally bought garden soil rather than potting soil.

I don’t know where my mind goes sometimes.

I think it will be ok though, don’t you?

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For you photographers out there, there’s another photo challenge over at Pioneer Woman’s place. This time it’s ‘Action’. Sometimes I don’t know why I bother entering, but I do because although it’s a huge longshot, to have a photo featured on her site is pretty darn exciting. And to win something is incredible.

NEW Photography Assignment: Action

I’m not really an action photographer but I’m going to try to come up with something worthy.

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I know you’re not going to believe me, but we have a red tomato growing in the garden. It’s unprecedented, I know. I mean, it’s early May and we have a red tomato.

But there’s a story behind it. (You knew there had to be).

Late last fall, when he was putting the garden to bed, my husband found a small tomato plant growing between the bricks of the patio outside the breakfast nook. He rescued the tiny plant, popped it in some potting soil and babied it throughout the winter. I had no idea any of this was going on. Then he put it outside last month and suddenly ~

Hang on little tomato!

That reminds me of a sweet little song that a friend turned me on to  . . .

Pink Martini – Hang On Little Tomato

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Have a beautiful week, all. Thanks for stopping by to visit my little corner of the world.