My Garden Produce

So what is there to write about when it comes to gardens? For me a garden is therapeutic. I love working in the dirt, planting each seed, nurturing it, pulling weeds (yes I do like pulling weeds) and watching the tiny seeds sprout and grow. I love the smell of the dirt as it is freshly tilled before I put the seeds in the ground. I eagerly check the garden each and every day to see if anything has come up.

My two little Bug dogs, Bailey and Bubba love to help me when it comes to the garden. When I planted the potatoes I dug each hole and carefully put a piece of potato in that had an eye. Good thing I had extra because those two watched me and decided once I had my back turned they would grab them and run. So I learned to cover the eyes before I went to the next one so they couldn't see them. While I am weeding they have to be right there, sniffing under the leaves to see if there might be something they just couldn't live without. As I pull the weeds Bubba has decided it is his job to help me and he grabs the weed as it is being pulled from the ground and shakes it. You can just see the pride in his face because he knows he is doing a good job helping me. He has figured out what the weeds are and doesn't bother the garden plants. If only I could train him to go out and weed it for me.



I am an avid nature lover so being outside when the weather is good is my top priority. I don't like hot humid weather but love the rest. I am intrigued by the different bugs, don't necessarily like picking them up but do enjoy watching them.
This little green worm came crawling out of my garden goodies so he made his way up the chair as I was snapping beans.



Snapping beans is so relaxing to me. I sit out under my big maple tree and soak in all the beauty around me. My dogs love fresh green beans that are raw so Bubba waits anxiously for one to drop. Then he grabs it and runs, chews it up and comes back for more. Of course I drop a few more just so I can watch his little game. He actually smiles while he is waiting for the bean to fall.

The best part of the whole garden is eating the goodies that I pick. We live high on the hog in the summer eating vegetables at about every meal. I love to take my cucumbers and kohlrabi with me to work for my lunch break. I have become very creative when preparing the vegetables so as to not get boring.

This picture above is a portion of the vegetables from my garden I picked Sunday. God has abundantly blessed us this year. I can hardly wait for the first red succulent juicy tomato to sink my teeth into. There is nothing like the first bite of a tomato as it has ripened on the vine.