Spring Planting

I don't know why he won't give up: the past 2 years
have been quite unfruitful for Bruce and his
plants. Several years ago those pesky squash
bugs found their way to our yard, and even though
the planting location was changed each year
thereafter, they
found and killed our plants. Last year
it was too hot for tomatoes. In 2007, we had
so many tomatoes - even those beefy purple
ones - we supplied 4 other families besides
ourselves.

He had to build raised beds to keep the
dogs out, and later, the raccoons.
Gilligan always had a green nose instead
of white, proof he was digging through
the tomatoes. Further proof were the bites taken
out of the green ones....... all over
the deck!

Here Royanne is watering the pepper
plants.

After I went in and came back outside, I found
out Bruce got her some cups, her tea pot and gave
her some water. No big deal, usually, but this
day she was in new pants!

Pokey always wants to play ever since Gilligan ran
away; he's lonely.

New pants, no longer new!

We found a few bluebonnets in a friend's
neighborhood.

Below are some planting pictures.
We planted flowers and beans,
(just plain ole pinto beans!)
to get a beanstalk so she can
climb up like Jack.
They have come up!

Here she was asking Bruce "Why?"
about something or other.
It is her favorite thing these days!