The girls and I finished up the school year on Friday. Eleanor has finished kindergarten. Fran has finished her first year ever of school. And I have finished my first of many years working in a Montessori classroom. As much as we all adore the bustle of school, we are also ready for a slower pace and more time together in the upcoming weeks.
This weekend the girls visited a set of grandparents and Matt and I got to decompress and soak up the sun. I spent a lot of time in the garden and have a small sunburn and many things in the ground to show for it. Also we had another...
I like to think that we (our entire neighborhood) are creating such incredible wild and eatible backyards that the animals, birds, and bugs are drawn to us. Our neighbor saw a turkey the other day! This is crazy, we live downtown Albany! The girls and I have been finding so many different kinds of bugs this season too. I think it is rather exciting, though I don't like having my brocolli destroyed!
While we are on the topic, does anyone know what these beetles are on our strawberries?
There are hundreds of them but not all of the time. They seem to be mating but not hurting the plants too much.
I feel great about how the garden is turning out this year. I have a few new beds in the vacant lot next to our property which really doubles, or triples, our growing capacity. We have been munching on strawberries, snow peas, lettuce, and raspberries with so much more to come. I will try to snap some more photos this week to share.
Happy Monday!