Sometimes a small job in the garden becomes a big adventure...
Do you see the shade field behind the lettuce bed?
We did too. And as we have been cutting down trees
around the property because of storm damage,
DH decided the tall white pine should go
to open up the veggie garden to more sun..
He is quite accomplished with a chain saw..
Sometimes, things don't go as planned..
The 30 foot tree came crashing through the garden deer fencing
taking with it the support posts and the tall gate.
As you might imagine the rest of the weekend was spent working on
a major repair. Fortunately neither the DH nor the garden shed were
injured in the accident...
a few herbs did give their lives for the cause...
and a few bunnies had a lovely lettuce dinner..
crab apple in bloom
Fortunately there are many plants of great beauty
to distract the eyes from the resulting mess..
A stellar year for hellabores!
And a time for reflection and plein air sketching and watercoloring.
Ah the joys of Spring!
What a wonderful post, despite the disaster. You are blessed with such a beautiful garden; of course, your hard work makes it so, but such a marvelous location.
Posted by: Judi | 05/08/2013 at 10:40 AM