In the clouds

 

Now that my herbs and veggies are finally planted, I can turn my attention to Art Journal Journey, and my dear friend and host this month, Mia who can be found at Craftartista.  As you can tell, Mia's theme for May is Birds. 

I call this In the clouds.  A detail of the bird is below.  The sentiment reads "Her head was in the clouds."

 

I have no idea what the bird species is, but she is a beauty.  And because the bird has a face, I'm also sharing this with Nicole and Friday Face Off. 

 

 

Of course, it wouldn't be Friday without a giggle or two at Friday Smiles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Bleubeard, Squiggles, and I hope you found at least one or two of these giggle worthy.  Happy Friday and have a great Friday Smiles, Friday Face Off and Art Journal Journey.  

 

T Stands For Mapping Herbs

 

Today you'll find me at my garden table for T.  Imagine my surprise when I walked out this morning and found it had rained in the night. 

I'm preparing to map out my herbs.  

 

On the table is a sheet of paper, ink pen, and my grungy WSU mug filled with black coffee.

 

The only thing I've drawn so far is the black tube that helps drain water from my "patio," a word I use loosely, and my two lavender plants, which should never be watered.  They get enough water when it rains because they don't like wet roots.

 

I'm so glad I was meticulous about plant markers.  There are several I am sure I wouldn't be able to tell apart from a distance.  Note the lemon grass in the white pot.  It was $14.00 (USD).

 

I want to thank my dear friend Erika who assured me tarragon overwinters where she lives in New Hampshire.  I know her winters are harder than where I live.  After buying and replacing tarragon three years in a row, I finally let mine overwinter outside.  It's in the large beige pot in the back row.  BTW, that is a composite plastic pot, not ceramic or terracotta.

 

It appears

 

my chives, which overwintered inside, don't really care for the outdoors.

  

Another plant that overwintered outside is in the large white pot on the left.  It is comfrey.  The pot on the right also overwintered outside. It is wild bergamot, also known as bee balm.  It is not necessarily a culinary herb, but is often used to make tea.

I have new sage and sage that overwintered indoors.  

I'm sure you can tell which is which.  On the right is my milkweed, which I planted from seed last year and also overwintered outside.

 

My airplane/spider plant is not doing well.  

 

It overwintered inside and will hopefully perk up over the summer.

  

The small white pot holds spearmint.  It overwintered outside.  The large white pot and one of the large gray pots hold basil, while the other one holds the Thai basil. 

 

Now it's time to drink my coffee and create this chart.  However, there is one herb sitting on my table near my coffee.

 

This is dill I planted three days ago.  It is already popping through the soil.

 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book, as I have done.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.   

 

A few Herbs and Veggies

 

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there. 

I have five places on my list to purchase my herbs and veggies this year.  I only made it two places the first day. 

I get my bulk seed at the same place every year.  The price is quite reasonable for all the seeds I get.  Basil, dill, and cilantro are reasonable.  The Thai basil is not.

 

I purchased two of every herb and four-packs of tomatoes and sweet peppers.

 

I also bought some single tomatoes, like Roma and cherry.

 

Here you can see both oregano and rosemary in addition to the veggies.

  

A different view of the same herbs.

 

You can see I've picked up the seeds and returned them to the sack in which they came.

 

There is sage and rosemary

 

and lavender.

 

I got a bit carried away snapping photos of the lovely, healthy herbs and veggies.

 

One final overall photo of the herbs, veggies, and seeds I purchased the first day.

 

Look what I found

 

on one of the rosemary plants.  What a fantastic bonus.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  I am so happy you chose to spend a bit of time here with Bleubeard, Squiggles, and me today.