lovin' summer in a different yard!

b4 we moved next door, i talked about how much we'd miss our old yard...but i think we've really come 2 love our new (much smaller) yard too...

(we still have a lot of work 2 do & we plan on getting rid of that horrible bush/tree in the middle of the yard...but remember, we rent - we're just making it pretty 4 fun & not really trying 2 pour a whole bunch of money in2 it)

we've had a blast discovering new plants, flowers, fruit & creatures...

we're sooooo anxious 2 see what kind of grapes we have & if they'll do well!

we got the chance 2 watch baby birds grow up & fly away

& one of the girls' favorite things 2 do is fill up our bird feeder & watch/identify the many birds that frequent our yard

2gether, we built our raised veggie bed (in the backyard)...& the kiddos have really enjoyed helping me take care of it

something (i suspect a groundhog) ate one of our pepper plants, so we replaced that...& i got some more cucumber plants 2 replace those that didn't make it too...the lettuce isn't doing too hot, but look at all that cilantro! our onions didn't do too well either - not sure i planted those right? i pulled up a bunch of the squash that we planted, & we still have a huge plant or 2 that will most likely attempt 2 take over our tiny garden

& look at these tiny Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes!
u know Corinn is really excited about this! ;0)

the gorgeous apple blossoms r long gone...

& now we have apples!
still small, & mostly green - but it'll b so much fun 2 harvest these & come up with fun fall creations when that time of year rolls around!

having a clothesline rocks!

& we've totally enjoyed having a fire pit again...so thankful 4 a laid back landlord!

i think we've pretty much settled in2 our new home & yard...we're in full force summer mode & loving every minute of it!
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