Archive for “May, 2009”

On this page the following entries were made in the “May, 2009” time-frame.


Happy Friday

Posted May 29th, 2009 by nkristis

Have a great weekend everyone. If your like my dog Jack, then that involves sleeping in the sun for hours and occasionally taking a break to chase butterflies and bees. If your like me you will be doing this with a cold margarita in your hand.

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Black Eyed Susans

Posted May 28th, 2009 by nkristis

I grew a few random wild flowers from seed, only to have their labels fade away. I’ve been guessing on the varieties of three different plants. I am happy to see that one of the three is this sunny Black Eyed Susan. I am still waiting for the other two to start growing flowers so [...]

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Spot the Mantis

Posted May 28th, 2009 by nkristis

Sunday, I spotted a welcome visitor in my mint plant. I haven’t seen her since. I think the hover flies and ladybugs did too good of a job getting rid of those tasty aphids.

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Mahagony Tip Top Nasturtiums

Posted May 26th, 2009 by nkristis

These are my new nasturtiums. The seed package had a picture of dark mahogany flowers so imagine my surprise when I find these bright orange flowers. All of the online photos are also of a deep red. I am still enjoying these orange flowers. They are incredibly cheery.

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