So we have been on garden-watch for the past month or so just begging our plants to do SOMETHING.  But they don’t listen.  We buy them things.  We pet them.  We baby them like no other…

but nothing seems to really do the trick.

They are stubborn.  Like us.

But finally, this week – a few of them have budged.  Yesterday we were walking around in the heat snapping pics and hi5-ing each other as we saw each new development.  So it is only fair for us to share with you guys eh?

So here ya go…

You have likely seen this guy before, but he has gotten so BIG.  We are proud.  Our lil boy’s growing up!

Disregard the ant… he was being an asshole and wouldn’t move.  This is our okra.  It is slow growing, but growing still… working on its second set of tru leaves – we can’t wait to jump head first into some fried okra this summer.

We had a million blooms this year, and thought – man we are going to actually get some limes this time around.  Well then they all fell off, we got 40MPH winds – and so on.  But this lil guy and one other are still hanging on.  I’m sure it will fall off, but hopefully it will be garnishing a beer at some point.  Who knows?

Shala’s Fuschia is pimpin’ as ever.  We murdered one of these last year in about a week (record time).  So we are happy to see it doing so awesome.  The foliage is nice and healthy – not to mention about 100 blooms on it.  I know Nestmaker just threw up from all the blooms.  Sorry.

Just had to give you a closeup of one.  So cool.  Ok – enough.

Ok – you know you see them in there.  The first lil blooms of our tomato season.  Right there in the crotch… see it?  We do.  FINALLY.  Maybe we can get them germinated pollinated (wrong word sorry hehe) and then next pics we take will be baby tomato butts.  We can only hope so.

Yup, that is a strawberry bloom – nice and healthy.  We saved this guy from death – since Lowe’s didn’t think it was worth saving.  Now it is about to produce some of its first strawberries.  MmmmMmmm.

How does your garden grow?  Anything we should know about?  Any new blooms, new veggies… anything?  Do share.

Tags: Container Gardening, Flowers, Food, Gardening, Growing Okra, Growing Peppers, Growing Strawberries, Growing Tomatoes, Living Green, Organic Gardening, Recession Gardening, Seeds & Seedlings, Springy, raised beds by James
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We visited Ruidoso, New Mexico – which we do usually once a year.  It is about a 5 hour drive from Midland and gives us an escape to the mountains & cool weather.  Not to mention there is a horse track, casinos & for the ladies… shopping.

So this past weekend we did some of this…

We stopped & smelled the “flowers”…

We enjoyed the hummingbirds at our camp…

We enjoyed the smell of pine trees…

We enjoyed the views of the mountains/hills…

We bet on horses at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack… and this one paid us off…

Needless to say, it was a great weekend in Ruidoso.  Not everything worked out as planned, we didn’t win big at the track or the casino… but we enjoyed be there.  Being with each other.  Being with our family.

How was your Memorial Day weekend?  Do anything fun?  How did you celebrate?  Do share.

Tags: Drunk, Flowers, Humming Birds, Personal, Pictures, Springy by James
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This past weekend I went on a short fishing trip with some friends and early Sunday morning, as I pulled out of the camp site and onto the main highway – I spotted this pair of friends.

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What a strange site as I rounded the corner.  We had seen this large bull the night before when we were pulling into camp, but his little friend wasn’t there with him at the time.  I am no bird expert, but I have seen this bird walking the shallow water eating bait fish on several occasions – just don’t know the name. 

I assume they are a racist duo, as they were seemingly mocking the black cows and birds – same with the brown ones.  **shakes head** Chatting away as I drove by…  one of them said something about Obama (my bird is a lil rusty – but it was something about gun control). 

In all seriousness – it was a neat photo opp and glad I could share these guys with you.

Tags: Drunk, Funny, James Is Wrong Too, Nerdy Stuff, Personal, Pictures, Springy by James
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