Friday Smiles 71: Flower Bed and Veggie Garden Play

I'm joining Annie at A Stitch in Time for another Friday Smiles.  I had intended to participate last week, but I couldn't get on the internet due to my ISP.  Thankfully, I didn't post early, because I couldn't have linked anyway.

So, today you get TWO weeks of me playing in the veggie garden and Flower Bed.
Last week I intended to show that I bought two tomato plants (both different varieties) and one bell pepper plant.  I managed to get them in the ground, even though it was one of those weeks where record high temperatures were recorded.  And I'm not a gal who likes heat.

I also took a photo of my thyme for my blogging friend Divers and Sundry, which has overwintered outside for three years.  It doesn't look like much, but it continues to grow and greens up over the summer.  She asked if it would overwinter and I assured her it would because she lives in a slightly more moderate climate than I.

Tuesday I was looking outside my kitchen window and saw this sight.  The blackberry bush is what made me smile.  Not sure you can see the little white flowers that are on it, but I was jumping for joy as I got closer to inspect them.  Then I noticed my neighbor's kids had played with my bricks, so I had to straighten them before I could mow and edge.  The joys of home ownership!!

You can see how much the blackberry bush has grown, too.  I put these photos side by side so you could see how much both the blackberry and my dill have grown in a week's time.  Yes, that really makes me smile!

 I had just finished mowing the front yard and using the edger around my bricks, the stepping stones, the curbing, and the driveway, when the rain came down suddenly and without warning.  In fact, I had to rush to get the mower inside before it got pounded with rain.  But we needed rain more than you can possibly imagine (unless you live in California in the US, then I KNOW you can imagine).

And that little bit of rain really made me smile.  So I hope this put a smile on your face, even though I didn't show the mad dash I made to get the mower out of the rain.  Now that would have had you rolling on the floor laughing hysterically!

So please join Annie at A Stitch in Time for more smiles that will start your weekend off right.  And you might want to join her, too.  She's really a sweetie and will welcome you as she did me.