Practice for Portland

If you walked out my door right now, you might mistake the atmosphere for something more Pacific Northwest-like. It has been rainy and cool for several days. I swear there is moss growing on the roof. The grass and weeds are growing rampant. Trees and grass are deep green. The lettuce and peas in my garden are very happy. But so are the weeds. By the time it dries we'll have to hire a brush hog to knock it all down!

We're going off to Portland in June for a group family celebration. I'll have to ask my Portland-dwelling brother how in the world he gets the lawn mowed if it rains all the time! How DO you do that little brother?

It was sunny for a few hours today so I was happily considering which part of the yard to mow first, or where to trim first, or which way to set up the garden, etc. But no. It rained off and on all afternoon. It was a pretty, gentle rain, so no complaints, really.

Eight of us women from Journey Fellowship, including Ange and Alli and I spent Friday night down south at a church dorm at Falls Creek. It rained heavily, of course, so we goofed off INDOORS instead of out. But when we were on our way home we stopped briefly to take a group photo looking over the valley and the Arbuckle "Mountains". The wildflowers were amazing!



It's a pleasure just to drive to work these days because the same old road I take every day is lined with wildflowers. I'm hoping some of my Coreopsis and Gaellardia, Butterfly Weed and Echinachea will actually re-seed and grow and bloom again from last year. I check every day! Maybe. Just maybe!

My beautiful blue iris bloomed and are done. The lavender bushes sent bloom stems up two or three inches a day, I think! They should open when we get some sunshine. Pink Calalilies have doubled or tripled again and I can't wait until they mature. The pink is so delicate and the shape of a Calalilly is so graceful. Double knock out roses look like they will open just as soon as they see some sun. My day lillies need to be divided before they are bigger than the rose bushes.

Just thought I'd catch you up on the flower garden.

(Oh and the family is great too. Dogs are good. Work is...work.)