Images of Green in the Garden and An Irish Blessing~

Hello..

It's wonderful to have you come by today!

Has it been a busy day for you?

It has been for me. 

Jeff and I are getting ready go on a short rendezvous!

 Doesn't it always seem like there's so much to do

when you have plans to escape for a few days?

Our youngest daughter will be here so she will keep 

the fire going and gather the eggs.

The chickens are actually her "particular friends."

She talks to them and they respond with happy clucking.

I know it's St Patrick's Day and I hope that yours has been

fun and that you've not gotten pinched! 

The other day, I was out enjoying some sunshine and

fresh breezes. (I was also pushing away dead leaves, cutting dry stalks and doing a little pruning.)  

Here are some of the sweet little startings of this year's

herb garden and a few other treasures 

that I have about in the garden.

 Comfrey 

 A little color gathered in Arkansas.

Sedum

Garlic

Common Chives

this sweet little girl is holding up her dress to feed 

her little friend

See who's waiting for spring to come after a long winter's nap?

  The chickens get a treat.. the grass dug up from the garden

and it's time to gather the eggs!

Please don't be shocked by the next picture!

It's my herb garden right now.

Spring time here in the AZ mountains 

looks very bleak.

But I have come to see it as an 

opportunity to hunt for hidden beauty and to 

find the "special" in the seemingly common.

A big thing for an Ohio country girl.

But this, my sweet friends, is what I have to look forward to!

It doesn't seem like much but
I love my little herb garden.

It's a work in progress just like myself.

But it refreshes me and brings me great 

joy in the hot, dry months!

I look forward to it's blooms and life. 

Gardening here is a big challenge.

The sun burns and the cold freezes. 

The zone is difficult because of the heat and

the high elevation. But I work at it and learn more each year!

And there are several praying mantis that come

 often to pray here! ;)

Happy gardening to you!

Spring truly is just around the corner.

I look forward to seeing all of 

your lovely, happy gardens.

Thank you for coming by..

And since I'm Irish, I'd like to share

an Irish Blessing with you.

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face.

And the rain fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Thank you for coming by and have wonderful

rest of the week.

Tamara xo