Walk Around the Yard with Sam

Sam is on the road to recovery...feeling much better that he was yesterday. We went to see the Dr. again this am and although his blood oxygen levels aren't up to where they should be yet, his lungs sound much better and he is feeling much better than yesterday. We are so thankful our Dr. gave him an aggressive treatment to get Sam on the road to recovery. When we got home today, we walked around the yard a bit to enjoy the beautiful day we are having. Sam wanted to take you on a tour of a few spring things we saw:) (BTW Julie, I keep forgetting to tell you, every time he gets in this wagon, he points to the other side and says "Ibia" because when she is here they usually get a ride in here together...to cute:)

Here is one side of our yard between our small shed and the house that is filled with shade trees. A former owner had planted a row of hostas between the far trees. I'm really starting to like hostas and have big plans to fill in this entire shady area with hostas. I've seen similar hosta beds in yards around town and love it. But, it's a big project and will get done with time.

Here is Sam's play area. We have the swing in the tree and more recently a steering wheel that was added by Sam's Uncle Chris. Thanks Chris! He loves the steering wheel addition:) Behind the tree are our beloved Star Magnolia trees. Ed's mom has had them on her wish list of things to have in her yard, and we were all pleasantly surprised to see such big, beautiful Star Magnolias growing in our planter when we moved here!

And next...ugh...the dreaded, weed-filled, world's largest planter! Love it, but since the previous owners mulched it without putting down any fabric barrier, we were left with a bed full of thistles and weeds. This past weekend, Ed and I begun to lay down a fabric barrier and remulch. Looks much beter already...boy is it a lot of work though. Think we'll sit back with a glass of wine and put our feet up when it is all done...and smile at the fact that there will be very little thistle/weed pulling in here this summer!

Before and after! Not done yet, but we have a good start! We even found a stray tulip bulb that came up this spring. I really want to plant a bunch of tulips...it's on the list, just haven't had time to devote to that yet. I was so glad to see this little guy make an appearance!

Here's Sam showing you what we accomplished in the planter this weekend. This area has been entirely re-mulched. I love these "Bleeding Hearts" plants. My grandma used to have them by her front door at her farm and they always make me think of her.

And check these flowers out! Wild Trilliums! Ed's mom first noticed these on the side of our garage last year. What a fun surprise! I was so excited to see them come up again this year:)

Last but not least, just to prove that we do live in the country, next to a wetland area...we do frequently see these guys around our yard...yup, it's a snake. Thank goodness we have Baci to help us wrangle a few of them once in awhile:)

Hope you enjoyed a walk around the yard with Sam and I:)