The grass has been green, and the flowers have been blooming for months, but the weather has been terrible. Rain almost every day in May and the coldest Seattle-area May since 1948. We don't even get the courtesy of having cool mornings and warming up as the day goes on. It's just cool and rainy all day and night with periods of sunshine that don't really warm you up.
This flower has been here in this spot for years. I used to notice it when I would pass by and take this sidewalk. Now it seems to be mine! I guess it's a snapdragon.
Since the back area by the garage is the only place to get sun, I'm going to see how many plants I can get away with putting back here. It's technically not MY territory, but I doubt anyone will say anything after the neglect these apartments have undergone. It probably will be a step up if we can keep things neat. Wes and Linda upstairs plan to grow strawberries by their garage, so we'll just see. I put out a zucchini last night that I took from Emily's collection and will get a tomato. Except for some herbs and annuals, I might limit my garden to that. It does get really hot there without trees, so I'll have to be diligent about watering. I need to get some mulch on top today.
Emily and Ryan took off for Belize last week, so my front porch is a work in progress. It's so nice though. It doesn't get a bit of sunshine once the trees finish leafing out, so we're leaning towards ferns and hostas with a few impatiens. I wasn't here last year in the spring, so this is going to be great. Noreen came over one day last week, and it was such a treat. We get to see people passing by, especially babies and little kids during the school days, and they're so cute toddling along verrrry slowly. Lots of dog walkers too and just friendly folks out enjoying the good days.
I was relieved to know my little slide-in spice rack fit between the wall and refrigerator. I'm not sure what I would do with all the stuff that's stored in there! Ben and Dylan are the sweetest young guys and seem to be doing a good job.
The yogurt place and a very quick trip into Dollar Tree were all we had time for. They had to leave for track at 5:00, protesting about how hot it was, but Emily said they loved it. I'm going to try to go tomorrow and watch them.
Graysen said she was the center of attention at school after being out a week. She's made some sweet friends and missed them. Katherine carried a pumpkin seedling that she had grown gently home in a stapled paper bag, but it got left here when they let. I'm definitely getting that to the garden before it gets too big.