IT HAS BEEN A BUSY WEEK

I bought a couple of plants to replace some of the ones that perished because of the rain.  It took a couple of days, but I finally got them potted.  I also trimmed the weeping cherry tree because some of the branches were dragging the ground.  I bought two crepe myrtles, but I haven’t planted them yet.  One is a plum color and the other is purple.  The two that I have been growing in pots are both pink.  I should be able to plant them in the ground this fall. 

 

It stopped raining long enough to get some of the grass cut.  It usually rains every evening.  Sometimes it rains here and sometimes it misses us.  I still have a lot of weeds to pull in my rock gardens.  I have about half of the one finished.  I can’t go any further on that one until they finish my addition.  I also need to work on the birdbath area.  The weeds and grass are so high that you can’t see the birdbath right now. 

 

It’s been so hot and humid when it isn’t raining I can’t work outside for very long.  I kind of do it in bits and pieces.

 

I am posting a few pictures of the brick work that was done around the mobile home.  As you can see, one side has an opening.  This opening is going to get a door.  It was decided that this needed to be done in case something happens that we need to get under the mobile home for some reason.  Anyway, I am happy with the work that was done.  Now I just need to clean up the broken bricks and old aluminum that they left in piles in the yard.  I think Ricky is going to take the bricks and break them up to put in his driveway. 

I have gotten my deck back in order.  When they worked on the brickwork around the houses and started the addition, a lot of my plants and other items were stacked on my deck.  I have moved them now.  The hummingbirds came back right away, but the other birds have been a little slow.  I am seeing more of them every day. 

 

Brian just called.  He is on his way and should arrive sometime during the night.  I told him I would be sleeping and would see him in the morning.  Apparently, he is going to do the electric and then he and Kevin and going to hang the drywall.  I’m really looking forward to having this addition.