Well, it’s Sunday, and time for some more iris eye candy! Here are some of our irises that have bloomed since the last post. It’s so much fun to walk around and see what new has opened up. Here is another one Dave brought over from his farm when we moved here in 2007. The…
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2012 iris count
It’s been so much fun again seeing our irises bloom. Every day I check to see if a new one has opened. This one bloomed 4/30/10 and this year it bloomed April 16. Even though this one is a lovely iris, when they first started blooming here when we moved in, there were so many…
Read MoreSunday Stroll
I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what’s growing here at Happy Acres. If you’ve not entered my giveaway, be sure to check out the last post. Deadline is tomorrow at 8 am CST. I also returned from the International Quilt Show and I have pictures to share which I plan to post tomorrow.…
Read MoreThe dwarf irises are blooming
It is really amazing how everything is blooming so early this year. If you have followed my blog for the past couple of years you know that we have a lot of irises. Last year due to the wet spring, our irises did not do well at all. Not even half of the varieties bloomed.…
Read MoreComing Alive at Happy Acres
Oh My! I can’t believe it’s spring already! I took these pictures a few days ago and so much has already changed! I really love Spring with everything coming alive again. Both of those previous pictures are taken in our new bed we planted last year after we lost that beautiful Elm. We had our…
Read MoreBlueberrry Fall Cleanup
With the winter quickly approaching there is so much to cleanup. Usually every year I rake pine needles from a friend’s subdivision to mulch our blueberries, but this year I bought pine bark mulch. It was more expensive – the pine needles were free – but it was much faster. In addition to weeding and…
Read MoreA Surprise and More
Yesterday I took a walk around Happy Acres with my camera. Spotting these surprises made my day. I usually don’t spot these until they are all blooming. Been drying a lot of tomatoes. I’ve got a whole countertop full to work on this morning. I snapped a couple shots before they went in to the…
Read MoreHarvesting Heaven
The harvest here this year has been unbelievable. Now, the cherries and blueberries didn’t do real well, but the other fruits and veggies are coming on strong. Because of that, we’ve decided to break down and get another freezer. This one is a chest freezer that will be dedicated to meat and fish. Right now,…
Read MoreHarvesting Lovely Lavender
Well, yesterday I harvested two of my Grosso plants and Dave’s Dilly. Now I’m singing the “Dilly, dilly” song again! Even though it was overcast, the bumble bees were a buzzing, but they let me harvest the Grosso. Then on to bundle and hang in the garage. Then to harvest the Dilly and hang it.…
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