Spring Loverlies

May 20, 2011

SPRING!  We have had tons of rain but finally the sun is shining.  My sewing machine has been behaving badly the past couple of days and today I worked on my veg garden and got excited to grow some tomatoes and green beans.  I still have lots of manure to spread and seeds to plant though!  

The plants around the outside of the house are looking so pretty.  I decided to take some pictures and practice with my photoshop elements to sharpen them up.  Here are my spring loverlies for your viewing pleasure…

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Don't you love that photoshop elements?!  Hope you are enjoying spring too.  The plants in the photos, in order, are daisy, chives, sweet woodruff, iris, ajuga, columbine, brunnera, peony, money plant, & kousa dogwood.  What do you have blooming?  

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