Gardening (aka why I haven't been working on the guitar)

So, you may have noticed tha I have not updated my blog in a few weeks. That is because I have been preoccupied with a few other projects, one of which was the yard/garden. A few years ago, we had to remove some trees in our backyard, and, as a result, our full shade backyard turned into a full sun one. Much of the growth back there died off, and Kati and I needed to spruce it up a bit. We prepped the beds back there and planted more sun loving plants where the old, dead ones were. We also put some more shade plants in some of the still shady areas. One of our favorite choices was our pink double knock-out roses. Kati likes to go out and count the blooms everyday and get excited about new flowers, and it is quite entertaining. Here are some pictures from various stages of the project.

I also planted what I am going to call a "garden that has plants that attract butterflies to it" in our front yard (apparently "butterfly garden" isn't a particularly masculine term). Here are some pictures when I was working on it:

We have just a little bit more work to do, and I think we will be at a good stopping point for the yard for this season. I have another project to post as well, when I get some better pictures documenting it.