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| Salvia |
Lots of pictures in this blog so you have been warned. Gardening! It makes me happy to see all of the different plants in my new garden. It's a surprise every week b/c I didn't plant any of the flowers. The previous owners did. I am happy I am not working much this summer b/c the garden is keeping me quite busy. As the flowers come up I am researching on what I need to do to each plant to keep it healthy. I am also keeping track of where all of the plants are and of course weeding and watering quite often.
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| Hosta |
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| Poppy |
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| Black swallowtail |
I am getting wonderful pictures of wild life. All sorts of bugs and birds that I have never seen up close. I grew up in the city and as a result my husband makes fun of me when I tell him I have never seen a certain animal or bug in real life i.e. pretty much any bird but a crow. I have seen a nest with babies calling for their mother. I have heard a bird chirp that sounds like a drop of water. I have seen bees pollinating my flowers. It's beautiful and here are a some of my favorite photos of the wild life.
I have had a great harvest so far. I have had quite a few strawberries, zucchini, lemon balm, basil, mint and dill. I did plant all of those. As a result, I am experimenting with some recipes and drinking more tea than usual. If ANYONE needs lemon balm, please tell me. I have one plant and I am drying lemon balm at least once per week and the amount I get just keeps growing.
I love that I am able to do all of this. I've been wanting to grow things from a garden for so long so it is quite satisfying. I am already thinking about next year and how I can make the garden my own.
Lastly, I am still looking for a job. I am keeping my hopes high. People do get hired just a couple of weeks before school starts. I have had some pretty good interviews and I still didn't get the positions so I am pretty sure the economy is hurting me more than myself. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. =)
Here are a couple of tips for interviewing...research the job beforehand and make it apparent during the interview that you researched (i.e. mention the motto/mission statement of the company or school), also, bring questions to the interview. So for my interviews, I often ask questions about what I feel is important to have in a job such as collaboration and mentor programs for first-year teachers. I have been at places that are terrible at collaboration and I have seen the positive effects of when collaboration is implemented well so I obviously want a school that collaborates well. Well, salut, for now. Live long and prosper. :)
I am getting wonderful pictures of wild life. All sorts of bugs and birds that I have never seen up close. I grew up in the city and as a result my husband makes fun of me when I tell him I have never seen a certain animal or bug in real life i.e. pretty much any bird but a crow. I have seen a nest with babies calling for their mother. I have heard a bird chirp that sounds like a drop of water. I have seen bees pollinating my flowers. It's beautiful and here are a some of my favorite photos of the wild life.
I have had a great harvest so far. I have had quite a few strawberries, zucchini, lemon balm, basil, mint and dill. I did plant all of those. As a result, I am experimenting with some recipes and drinking more tea than usual. If ANYONE needs lemon balm, please tell me. I have one plant and I am drying lemon balm at least once per week and the amount I get just keeps growing. 