a. Maybe I was dreaming too big.
b. Maybe the weather was entirely uncooperative.
c. Maybe we just couldn't get our act together.
d. All of the above.
It was a fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants Spring.
a. Our bean tunnel became a Morning Glory tunnel, and even that almost wasn't.
b. The pumpkins never had a chance.
c. Our corn maze became a popcorn maze.
d. All of the above.
I believe at one point I even said, "To heck with it all", and
a. Hauled one of the kinders off for an afternoon at our favorite greenhouse
b. Pretended that I had a nice un-swampy garden like the city folks do.
c. Resorted to WalMart as a seed source. May God have mercy on my soul.
d. All of the above.
In moments of temporary insanity, we...
a. Did actually work our butts off in the garden.
b. Decided to just grow stuff in the house instead of in the swamp.
c. Handed over too much camera to a kinder and told him to go crazy with it.
d. All of the above
July was the month things really got exciting.
a. We grew baby birds and watched ants tend herds of aphids.
b. Toys, metal ratchet sprinklers and electric fence posts met the wrath of the lawn mower.
c. We Fed ravenous dinosaurs freshly harvested kale.
d. All of the above.
Miracles happened. We started finding all kinds of treasures:
a. Sweet corn by the arm-full
b. Buckets and buckets of glorious raspberries
c. Sweet juicy little melons.
d. The popcorn maze actually grew. Bigger and bigger and more and more fun.
The crown jewel of our KinderGARDEN was without a doubt the popcorn maze along with it's the Morning Glory tunnel entrance and towering sunflower hallway exit.
a. It was theirs.
b. It was fun.
c. Like, really fun.
d. All of the above.
As much as I tried to fight it... it's true. All good things must come to an end.
Linking up one final time this year with The Inadvertent Farmer's KinderGARDENS
11 comments:
you made me laugh out loud for real :) very cute post. i'm beginning to think gardening never works out as planned. but there are always silver linings - your harvests sound delicious!
Well it was certainly good while it lasted. Let's do it again next year eh?
Love it!
your posts always make me happy...love the way you write and your pics are always gorgeous :)
What a fabulous post!! Glad you found some treasures after all :D Your photos are so beautiful!
xo
What a great year and a great way to teach kids that things don't always go as planned! Can't wait to see what you come up with next year!
That's the thing about gardening! It's work and disappointment and amazement and enjoyment and bounty all wrapped up in one, on good years and bad! Beautiful post, Jess.
it's amazing how you can still have fun in a garden that is nothing like what you envisioned back in april. :) and it's comforting (and occasionally exhausting) to realize there's always another april right around the corner...
What a lovely season! It looks like it was a success and fun. :)
I'm no gardener, well except in my other life in my dream world, but I so enjoyed following these posts!
Simply breath taking. I just adore your view of the world, your farm, and your littles. Your blog is one of my very favorites to visit.
Alita
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