My Dad's First Quad Ride

After a nice long Sunday afternoon walk, we pulled out the king quad to show dad and Dianne one of my favorite ways to explore the property. Oh yes, my driving skills are still so very impressive ! Here are some pictures of the evening ride.

Snapper Turtles & Geese

Here are some of the wildlife sightings around Hearthstone these days.  HUGE snapper turtles are seen on the Old Pond.  They are ENORMOUS!!  Also, the geese flock has considerably thinned as the females are laying on their egg nests.  You can just make out one laying on her nest on the peninsula (the picture of me pointing).  The birds are still chirping and I just started hearing some bullfrogs!  Spring is blooming...I will post more pictures soon of other favorite spots and interesting finds!  It's just about that time again...come over for a bbq!!!

Next Round of Bulbs

Here are a few more special bulbs that are blooming on my walk last night. Also, BeccA, Reilly and I cleared the ivy off of the house. It was climbing up the side of the carriage house and destroying the stone as it was really worked into the wall. If you look closely you can see the definite break line in the stone where the ivy had been growing. Others plants that you will see below include grape hyacinth, quince blooms, daffodils, and blue Scilla.

Vegetable Garden Seeds

BeccA, Reilly, and I started round 2 of our vegetable garden today by planting seeds to sprout inside. On the menu is : 3 varieties of tomato, cucumber, rainbow peppers, green and yellow squash and carrots. Yum!!! We even used some of our pots from our potting shed!! Thanks for all your help girls !!!

My First Vegetable Garden

Look who is planting her very first garden!!!! Hmmm. Lets see how it turns out. And hey! Next time you are over grab some spinach, lettuce and etc and have a healthy snack! How cool is this?!? I'm so so excited !!!

Scilla by the Pond & Pansies

I planted some blue scilla in my favorite area along the back pond edge.  It is settling in and doing great!  I love my newly discovered spring bulb!  They are all down along the driveway as well (pictures to follow).

Check out these beautiful pots of pansies that the best neighbor, Sue dropped off to surprise me with!  They are gorgeous!  I've since bought a few more for along the wall.  I love these hardy plants with such a pretty pop of spring color!  Thanks Sue!!