Snapshot Saturday

Took a minor homework break to enjoy the sunshine (90 degrees, say what now?!) and the new blooms!

What you see above is the view from the master bedroom balcony. Mum found some gorgeous cling-art mimicking stained glass at Home Depot and it works perfectly to add a little privacy to what otherwise would be a straight shot view of the bathroom. When the sun hits it just right, it just glows.

We joke about mom retiring to the "cave" to work on her National Boards, but really it has a gorgeous view!

The bleeding hearts bloomed all at once, I didn't even know we had them! But mum assures me they were planted last season, she just wasn't certain the chickens had left them alone enough to bloom.

the Sailor was able to sneak home last weekend and with the weather so good, cleared some trees. The section to the left just needs the stumps removed before it begins its new life as an herb garden.

The photos are a little blurry, but on her way back from Port Townsend Mum stopped by this nursery- Far Reaches Farm - and picked up a few new chicken approved additions to the garden.

The white flowers are the first bloom of a Rhododendron who endured a hard-core pruning, cutting back 12 years of growth to basically the ground. It was mostly trunk with little green, now reversed!
In front of it are Iris bulbs and yet more alpine strawberries (they're everywhere!!)

Ganymede taste tested the new delphiniums and opted to leave them alone. Thank goodness.
Behind the delphiniums is a new project- bishop's weed! Yeah, that's got to go...

Last year, Peter Rabbit and his hungry cohorts decimated mum's "spilled milk" flower arrangement.
This year even the chickens are leaving the sweet allysum (Lobularia maritima) alone!
The lone purple stems are a new addition to the mystery plant pile- the label's washed off!
Irises on the far right, Peonies and Purple Vinca round out the rest of the bed.

Pieris Japonica- has been blooming for several weeks now and the chickens love to siesta beneath it.

Japanese Red Maple and a Rhododendron, this one blooms pink but the petals fade to white. 

And yet more alpine strawberries!

 Another rhododendron- but you can see a snippet of the dog kennel and the garden shed!

Another view of the Japanese Red Maple and Rhododendron- the structure to the left is the bbq hut. Beyond those trees is the river!

A better view of the green house and raised garden bed- and our deathstar! It's a rolly-compost ball :)

The ladies insisted on following me around as I did my little photoshoot-  the Easter Egger is Circe, the Cochin is Artemis, and the golden-laced Wyandotte is probably Tequila  but the 'Twits are hard to tell apart.

I leave you now with the view of my homework chair- I've got two six page essays to write and two presentations to prep for, but at least I can't complain about the view!