It is a rainy day today the kind of gentle rain that sounds nice as the birdies are singing in it and all are enjoying mother natures nectar from the sky’s so I decided that today I will catch up on my blog reading and share a bunch of photos that I have taken since my last post on Thursday ! The past few mornings it has been cool enough for dew on the ground and living in a valley near a river and marshy areas we get more dew then they do up top !
I will let the photos do the talking !
Guess you can all tell by now how much I love nature and photography lol !
I did however do some gardening in between all this wonderful nature and my obsessed photo taking lol ! I have been having a problem with this top layer of my back garden always growing weeds and I mean HUGE ! weeds and have pulled them out every summer and they grow back , well I thought maybe spraying with weed killer but then I thought NO !! wait it will seep into the ground and kill my other plants I have in there so yesterday I pulled the weeds all out one by one trimmed the cedar hedge from hanging over into the garden and laid this thick garden tarp down in hopes it will kill the weeds then next year I will poke a hole in the tarp here and there when I want to plant more flowers , I will keep the taller plants back there to even the garden out as it is two layer garden !
I zoomed in on it so it is bigger then in the photo lol . It took 3 hours for me to pull every weed and non flower plant out and rake it over then only 5 minuets to make overlap and lay the tarp down ! I hope it works fingers and toes crossed on this idea lol !
Well that’s it for me for now . As I am sitting here I can hear the rain gently taping on the leaves of my garden out the window as the robins sing their rain song . Sooo wonderful !
Until next time my friends , have a good weekend !
Country Gal
14 comments:
WOW your photos do say it all incredible. Have a nice weekend hold the rain up there if you don't mind I have hay to bale all day today.:)Hug B
I feel like getting a cup of coffee and sitting with you in the rain! Love the sound and really enjoyed your walk through nature today. Thanks so much, pictures are beautiful, and good luck with that garden "fix".
Morning, love all your beautiful pictures, birds, flowers, so pretty.That water fountain is so neat, bet it sounds nice too, Blessings Francine.
What beautiful pictures you take! There is just something magical about dew covered morning.
gorgeous photos!
put a tarp on the weed area! excellent idea.
tessa~
It has been cooler then ever this July and we have had dew., but it is going to get hot like in the 100's next week or so.
your yard looks great, it does take a lot of work to get that old weed out.
The photos, as usual, are marvelous. You have a very good eye. I love the one of the bird on the echinachea (I think it is echinachea?).
Another good way to keep weeds from growing up through the soil is to lay down a thick layer of newspapers under your mulch. They are biodegradable and will keep the weeds from the soil to a minimum. Of course any seeds falling from above ground will take root and grow.
Well done on your weeding efforts, it takes a lot of work doesn't it! xx
Beautiful shots! I really like that woodpecker.
Your photos are magnificent. I love the water/dew you captured.
What a great idea laying down your garden tarp and your photos are gorgeous! Happy Sunday to you :)
Some amazing shots here and well done you on being patient with the weeds. The more patient you are the better the results will be. Good luck with the weed suppressant layer, it worked for me! Enjoy the rain and send some over here, the last lot didn't do much for the humidity levels. Take care xx
back again...
what is that amazing 2nd photo of, please? gorgeous.. i think it is near water... but... ????
please and thank you...
tessa~
Lots of fine photos. I really like seeing the goldfinch on the echinacea.
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