May17, coming back to Iowa after a week in Iowa brought about much change at home. The grass grew so tall, green and lush! Mark and Luke had mowed, and it looked like it was ready to mow again. The birds were chirping and signs and sounds of spring were everywhere. My hastas had tripled in size, and my mom surprised me with new plants in the pots in front of the house. Asparagus had been picked in a large bundle; in a few days it would be ready again. Sunday and Monday were chilly in the 50 and 60's, but the rest of the week is forecasting 70 and 80! I will finish planting the flowers in my flower bed. I love this time of year!
Early June, we had been so dry and the crops were starting to show signs of stress, yards were getting crunchy, and plants were crisping their leaves. We needed rain. We finally got some nice rains, one good shower on Tuesday, a little on Wednesday and Thursday. We have gotten an inch and a half this week! On Tuesday after Memorial Day, my friend Amber came out to ride horses with me. We enjoy catching up on our lives and she is going to do a short bible study this summer. While she was at my house, she saw my 6 bags of mulch and asked if she would help me spread them. She is so kind and jumped right in to help me get it done. She had helped her sister-in-law over the weekend spread over 60 bags, so my 6 was nothing. The red mulch really made my flowers pop and they are looking great. It will be fun to see how the grow and expand into the space in the years ahead. I watered and watered all my plants, and that evening, we got rain!!
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