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 Sat down yesterday to blog but the internet wasn't connected and I don't navigate without assistance.  I'm apprehensive about pressing the wrong tabs. Mark was available a few minutes ago and he got me connected in minutes.  

We've had rain day after day for about the past two weeks.  Some days as much as one to two inches in twenty-four hours fell.  This was needed but without any sunshine flowers are falling of their stems.  Lettuce and bok choy love this weather.  Growing so quickly,  I pulled up five plants and gave them to Keith.  He lives across the road from me with his elderly mother, Sandy Durrett.  Keith enlarged the back porch and some added a fenced in areas for his little dogs to run around in.   When Clay died about five years ago Keith moved from Savannah to care for his mother.  During this transition time he has relaxed taking up wood working, gardening and recreating patches of whimsical gardens through his acreage. When I bought him the greens, roots and dirt still attached, he found a shady spot to plant them so he could pick what he wanted to eat and allow them to continue growing.  He told me he watches YouTube videos to get  lots of creative ideas.  I was thrilled to share with him because I enjoy being outside in my gardens so much and he has the same feeling about creating relaxing enjoyable spaces. 


With all the recent rains, the box turtles are being to show up.  I rescued one yesterday on Boulder Creek Road placing it in a safe spot  and had a large one in the driveway making "her" way to the front flower garden.  I assumed it was a female looking for a place to dig and lay eggs.  Time to put my sign out again reminding residents to slow down and watch for turtles.


 
Starting to bloom.................need sunshine.

           Bok choy, onions, and broccoli covered in fine mesh netting to keep the moths out that lay eggs on the bok choy.

This is Asher, Mike Jr's son, another great grandson for me.  He will be a year old in June.  Would love to hug and hold him............

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