PEACEFUL

We have now lived in our house for 2 1/2 years.

There has been no regret.  I do miss the neighbors we left behind.

And I miss my dirt.

Here we live on a riverbed.

River rock is my dirt.

I had to buy dirt.

This year is my first year to do a garden. Howie built me 4 garden boxes and I put my paid for dirt and manure in it.

I long for loamy soil, but I know it will come.

You can't sink your shovel into this stuff.

But I am still thankful we moved here.

And in spite of the new garden, I'm not going to complain about it.

My tomatoes are gigantic and I've even enjoyed some grape tomatoes.

And I plant zucchini because it makes me feel like I'm a good gardener.

Even though you can't hardly kill the stuff. 

And I picked enough to make a double batch of spicy relish.

Which tastes delicious!

I know I have way too many things in a small space.

But I have also enjoyed basil and lots of cucumbers.

Lots and lots of cucumbers.

I had enough to start a batch of my Christmas Pickles.

And this! I love this squash. I planted four hills of it.

It stores well during the winter and they are just the right size for the two of us.

We also planted 9 different fruit trees. These were planted the first summer we were here.

This is my plum tree. Sorta sad looking.

We planted two peach trees and two pear trees.

Also an apricot tree and four apple trees.

So far the harvest has been minimal.

But it is fun to see things grow.

I also cleaned out the coop.

We moved it with us when we left Rexburg.

I still love having the chickens.

The eggs are a nice benefit.

Is there anything more peaceful than watching chickens roam the yard?