I'm an addict...

I freely admit - I'm an addict. To many things, really, but right now I get my fix from good ol' Helios. That's the sun, people. I was a DARE Role Model, what did you think I was referring to??

So ever since the sun finally showed its face here in NW OH (finally as in about 3 weeks ago, yet we had a frost warning this week), I've been trying my hardest to lower that god-awful statistic about how much time people spend indoors (Ninety percent. Ninety. 9-0. That's wrong on so many levels.). I eat lunch outside - we have a nice patio out the side of our building, although it's right outside one of the plant doors and the guys inside play their music at top volume, which depending on their mood can be a good or bad thing (today, Snoop Dogg following by Hank Williams Jr. Not bad.). When I get home, I change clothes and go out to water the gardens, and we try to eat dinner outside too. Taking advantage of the weather right now swings both ways though... soon it'll be too hot to be outside at all.

All this is just to say, sorry my posting has slacked off!  

The veggie garden is slow to take off so far, since we started from seeds rather than buying plants from the nursery. There are a couple of squash that have come up, and a few corn sprouts too. The beans and peas took right off, and the tomatoes and peppers we bought as plants. If we don't see some action from the rest of the garden soon, we'll hit the nursery after all.

I have Iris blooming in the front beds this year too! Last year they didn't bloom at all, but this year every one of them has multiple buds. The two plants on the south side are already in bloom, one is lavender and the other is two-toned dark and light purple. I'll add some photos soon.

I'll also post a couple of articles in the next week or so - it's time for the monthly 'green' newsletter at work so I can at least muster up the gumption to post those!

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine too!