After the rains (5/28/25): At Rainbow's End

About 40-year-old wheelbarrow retired last year.

Planted this year with wave petunias and zinnias.

Bucket from Gram also retired due to drainage.

Hosta and fern berm in the background surrounded by chicken wire

because the deer think Life Is a Garden Party. 

Weeping ornamental cherry overhead.

Gift of Itoh peony bottom left.

Center of arbor garden contains wisteria leafing out.

Hostas in front from mom's collection.

Poppies in back in ornamental grasses bed

with locust tree in center.

Hens and chicks bed overseen by mother hen,

surrounded by stone walls from stones dug out from the creek bed under the sod. 

Snow-on-the-mountain flowering. Gift from Great Aunt Sophie.

Giant hosta with orange ditch lilies in background.

A patio umbrella shades the hosta from sunburn as tree had to be removed.

Compost pile made from pallets growing by 2 or so loads on non-rainy days.

Rainy days multiplying everything rapidly.

(Compost system contains 3 bins.)

Regarding compost:  nothing is wasted in God's economy.

As in regard to spiritual growth, what you may view as "dung," 

ends up being enrichment as this is when your faith and trust is meant to grow and mature.

Remember, compost, or black gold, isn't created overnight. Neither is faith and trust.

The Bible refers to the refining process re gold/silver. More valuable after.

Growth is a process. For your good. 

Poppies in ornamental grasses garden.

Shasta Daisy

Siberian Iris

Itoh Peony

Chives and blossoms will be used to make Cottage Cheese Dill bread with herbed butter soon.

Brought in first harvest of rhubarb yesterday. Made pineapple rhubarb jam.  Recipe below photo.

Dice 6 cups rhubarb. Add one 15-oz can undrained crushed pineapple, 4 1/2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil then simmer until sauce consistency.  Sterilize jars. Add 1 3oz package jello to hot sauce.  Stir until dissolved.  Ladle into hot jars.  Makes ~7 cups.

For the earth

which drinketh in the rain

that falleth often upon it

and bringeth forth 

herbs fit for him

by whom it is tilled

receiveth blessings from God.

Hebrews 6:7

P.S. Starting to downsize as aging comes too quickly.

P.S. Starting to downsize as aging comes too quickly.