Category Archives: Out and About

Petals in the air…hmm

April 16, 2013

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With all these beautiful petals all over the ground I told Walker I really wanted to scoop a bunch of them up and toss them in the air while he takes a picture. He made that sound he makes when I say something he thinks is silly and that was that.

The other morning though while we were taking a walk I saw the perfect tree with large petals underneath and we gave it a go. I don’t think he understood the vision because after the first picture he says do you want them going up or down. I was thinking well in the picture at all would be good (so I don’t look like a weirdo). Ha! We tried again and it was better but still not quite there. If we had had the camera and not the phone maybe. But maybe it just looks better in my head. Moving on.

Tulips: color overload

April 15, 2013

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-Hilarious! All 4 of us taking a picture at the same time! {taken by Walker}
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-I love this one too! Can you see me and my 2 friends across the field? {taken by Walker}
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Over the weekend Walker and I went to see the tulips in Skagit Valley with a couple of our friends. I heard the fields were pretty but I really didn’t realize it was going to be absolutely breathtaking. The colors and shapes were so intense. I think we all just took turns exclaiming how pretty everything was. It was quite remarkable to see so many tulips in one place. Also we got super lucky with the weather. All day rain was in the forecast but while we were in the fields the sun was shining. Perfection.

Walker hijacked my camera so of course he got the more vivid shots but I got a few alright ones with my phone. After we all took our fair share of photos (it was so hard to choose which ones to share) we drove by a few more fields before heading into town for a post tulip looking drink and some food. It was a perfectly lovely day. If you live around this area I highly recommend you visit the tulip fields. Make sure to wear your rain boots because it was muddy out there.

Container planting

April 12, 2013

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Last night I went to free class put on by my grocery story co-op. It was all about container gardening which is all we can do at this point being in a small apartment with no outdoor space. I wanted to know what grows best in pots and with a limited amount of sun and shorter growing season here in the Northwest.

It was pretty informative and after a while we got to pot our own plant and get our hands dirty. I chose a baby chard plant and I’m looking forward to watching it grow. With my mini garden started I’m getting really excited about what’s next. Lettuce, strawberries, maybe some herbs?

Do you have any container plants growing? What wisdom can you share?