yes I realized that part of the fence's sad/ugly look right now is that the garden is pretty empty right now. Once the peas start growing up the fence and the garden fills in with all the veggies it will look better, but yeah now is a good opportunity to try and make it look better even in the off season.I hope you enjoy the company! I like that you're trying to pretty up the fence: I'm sure you'll find a way to make it fit in more.
I think I will put up a few bird baths around. I think I can fit one right outside one of my windows, although I will have to see once the raspberry bushes fill in for the season. They would love to have a little bath beside the raspberries as they also like snacking on those as well!Prettying up the fence sounds like a good idea. I hope you can set up a bird bath where you can get the enjoyment of watching them. I do an annual bird count & it's amazing how many we see.
Have a nice day with your visitors, Liza xo
Life goals! Also: I'm looking forward to pictures of your garden once spring will have sprung.So far the visit is going well. We will go on a good walk this morning. So that's nice to still get a good amount of movement in. And food-wise I am doing well. Not tracking but so far not over-indulging.
The garden really is lovely in the growing season. I certainly can't take much credit for it as it was mostly all the landlords doing. I love seeing their before and after pictures. They started all the bushes around here as such tiny little guys and now it's just this beautiful space of many flowering bushes that each take their turn blooming. Lots of lovely shade areas to sit in, many perennial flowers that come up every year. I do my best to take good care of what they started. And they really like that I appreciate what they were going for and do my best to care for it.Life goals! Also: I'm looking forward to pictures of your garden once spring will have sprung.
Oh yes, good tip! I will find some good spaces for the birdbaths.If you put your birdbath too close to the raspberries they'll poop all over them. Mine is spaced halfway between two raised beds, with a tree fern behind it.
I'm glad the visit is going well xo
haha yes I love watching and listening to the birds--lots of activity lately and I like seeing them all going about their days.Glad the visit is going well! I love watching birds as well, so a bird bath could be really cool. I always wonder what they're saying to each other because there's definitely full-blown conversations going on with the amount of chirping they do!
It was a really great visit. I am glad it went so well. I was still, unfortunately, sooooo exhausted afterwards! After they left it's just like my body-mind completely collapsed. I guess i was doing my best to be social, and welcoming and stuff. I feel much better this morning after a good night's sleep and looking forward to lots of alone time today.That sounds like such a lovely visit. I'm glad to hear people just let the lawns go to sleep when it's too hot or too dry. That should make a big difference in environmental impact as well.
I do sing yes! Not great at all, but very happily! (my singing has actually improved a lot over the last few years where at least I am not ashamed to sing in front of people!) I get out my uke almost every day for at least a few songs but it was so much more fun with more voices. One of the visitors is good with harmonies so she threw those in which makes it extra lovely. I used to go to a uke group every week, but haven't been lately as the one I was going to no longer meets, but I do think I should try and find a new group to play with--so fun!So happy to hear you got the ukelele out! Do you sing?!
I have thought about bird feeders--but they are a bit iffy around here as they can attract bears and we do have bears that come around our neighborhood when people leave stuff out...so I would rather stick with non-bear attractants. The birds seem to find lots in the garden to eat as I do leave it as a very natural habitat for the most part.Your visit with friends sounds so lovely! I do know what you mean about collapsing into a heap after entertaining for days though! Have you thought about a bird feeder at all? We loved having one, and with the collapse of so much of the birds' natural habitat, they really benefit from back yard feeders. I struggle with how to do an attractive fence around the garden that is affordable, too. I used metal stakes that I spray painted dark green and used black deer fence mesh, and though it does blend in a bit, it's still very utilitarian looking. If I were living in one place a really long time, I might train jasmine up a stronger metal wire perimeter fence - the deer left my jasmine alone in CA, and it covered all the fences there. Hope you enjoy your bike ride or walk!!
I think the uke never shows up as part of my day as it's just such an easy natural thing I do--it's not a challenge for me at all...not like trying to make myself practice piano! I find the uke is a wonderful instrument that even when one is feeling lazy and tired it's an easy one to pull out. You don't have to sit up properly or anything. Even guitar you have to sit up--uke is so little and just fits into whatever lazy posture. I am so glad I got onto it--it really has brought me so much joy and I highly recommend it to anyone who is at all musically interested.Company is lovely but being alone again afterwards is kind of amazing as well! I love that you play and sing for a bit slmost every day: funny how that never shows up in your list of daily accomplishments!
I used to knit socks fairly regularly, but haven't done a pair in years. I decided to stick with the animals though and next I am going to try a mouse...The knitting group was lovely yesterday--such a great group of women--very welcoming!That's a good idea recording when the back pain happens. I love qi gong and really hope it helps with your back. I only know a few exercises, but they always help when I do them. That's great you'll be going to your knitting group again. Did you finish a first set of socks already? K has been having trouble remembering to practice guitar, and I think I'll just see if she wants to pick it up for a few minutes here and there like you do with your uke. That sounds so relaxing and fun! Do you think that straining up the hill was connected to your back being a little off? It's so good you were able to get it happy again! Oh, also do you have recommendations for good qi gong people on YouTube? I've been thinking about learning more of it now that I'm gardening again and really need a way to soothe sore muscles.
I really think this exercise is exactly what I need to increase the flexibility and movement of the back and whole body Just keeping things more fluid. So far so good, but no marked differences yet I don't think. I think I should really be doing qi gong regularly.Yay for taking Bikey McBikeface out for a spin! Glad to hear it didn't aggravate your back too much, either. How's the qi gong feeling?
I know a lot of people who have really loved joining with the uke groups here. Uke is so nice as it's so small so it's easier to get a lot of the chord formations compared to guitar.Yay for bike rides & Qi Gong. I must get back into it too! I bought D's younger kids a uke each. I must ask them if they ever pick them up & have a strum. I almost bought myself one as, even I, might be able to get some music out of a uke.