Colour popping up everywhere!

Everywhere I look, there are happy colours popping up around the 'Workshop' gardens -from the rose-purple field milkwort and red poppies to yellow evening primrose, yellow meadow parsnip and multi-coloured zinnia's. I had never seen field milkwort before, so the Peterson Field Guide for Wildflowers came in very handy!

Through the Wild Garden and Wild Heart

Parts of my garden are starting to look a little wild with purslane growing where it wishes to (over the garden paths) and mugwort reaching far (over the garden paths). Just came back from a wonderful weekend at Blessed Maine Herb Farm where I met other students very young and 'old'! Gail showed off her beautiful new schoolhouse and I have just started to read her new book 'Through the Wild Heart of Mary'- teachings of the 20 Mysteries of the Rosary and the Herbs and Foods Associated with Them.

Just love these colourful herbs...

Finally this year I get to enjoy the beautiful colour of my bee balm - in addition to the anise hyssop, thymes, and other herbs in shades of purple! Also, I am happy to report another Robin family has joined the herb farm - I am pretty sure there were three little heads sticking out of the nest! In terms of workshop building, guys have been 'busy as bees' working on all the porches - they look super. Speaking of bees, there must be at least a hundred of them on the St. John's Wort plants!

Are you looking at me?

Our youngest cat is trying to get my attention as he feels 'mom' has been taking too many pictures lately of baby birds ... how can you not when they are right in front of you in the workshop we are building. Momma bird is back on the nest again for a second 'batch' - she is feeling right at home in this noisy workshop. And speaking of looking, I should have remembered this is a construction site - I tripped last weekend and camera and I hit the cement foundation at the same time with dark bruises and a broken camera lens as a result!