Today's post will make obvious one huge difference.
First, let's take a look back to late December in 2010. This was taken around our yard in the early morning.
From the kitchen window
We'll set the stage in this hemisphere by showing you a sunrise over Rangitoto and the warm waters of the South Pacific.
Then, we'll focus on our yard...
Take a walk with Jeanne around her garden plots. She took all these photos on New Year's Day, 2020. I still have trouble getting my mind around that fact.
Jeanne's gardening angel and the tui bird Arram gave her for Christmas, parsley that's gone to seed behind them, geraniums, and swiss chard.
Peas
An avocado tree and a volunteer pumpkin in the foreground, volunteer potatoes and Amiri's avocado tree in the distance.
The first zucchinis
A row of beans. She has another row that are just coming up.
Tomatoes in the cages getting fat.
A veritable forest of little green onions. (remember to pronounce onions as if you had a French accent)
Sage, mostly
A pepper plant in the company of basil, left and sage, right.
One of eight pots of cherry tomatoes. The boys love these.
calendulas
Passion fruit
The current state of my figs.
Thanks Hon, for taking these pictures. -djf
Congratulations on your first post in a new decade! It's a complete 180 for you from 1/1/2010 to 1/1/2020 that only God could have designed. I think it's so appropriate that you are celebrating both decades with open hearts and minds.
ReplyDeleteJeanne, your garden is amazing! I love to see all the herbs, flowers and veggies flourishing and it gives me inspiration to continue my own garden. I have a pot of sage that is weathering the season well and a little flock of volunteer on-yons (thanks Doug for the correct pronunciation) waiting for spring.
I am impressed by the 2 avocado trees and hope they will soon provide some fruit! But there's no doubt that your passion fruit vine and fig tree are producing bumper crops this year! YUM! Doug, don't forget to keep count of your figs - bet you get WAY more than last year!
ooops - this is your SECOND post in the new decade!
DeleteOne thing that I've always liked about Jeanne's gardens is that they are neat. Nicely arranged and maintained. They give just a hint, in my opinion, of a formal garden.
DeleteHer garden is very small these days of course, but I still see the reflection of some of her past masterpieces.
Love the pix from both places! Amazing what can be grown in a smaller area!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how many cukes we've had already. There's a big bottle of bread n butter pickles in the fridge...
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