Thanks to the Martinez family for redoing my ornamental garden.

Alfredo and his sons, David and Michael, dug up the grass infested front yard garden that I was unable to do anymore…. bless them

the Buddha and the marigolds

garden “after” — about a month from the makeover

after

Bob says, “it looks like I know what I am doing.”

lots of bees — very peaceful — can you find the queen? — we never can….

I don’t think we have bluebirds this year, but we do have barn swallows in the garage — right above the door to the house…… neither of us had the heart to clear them out. So we leave the garage door a bit open even at night and when we are gone .. they fly right under.

always…the prairie. You can see butterfly weed (orange) the prairie sage, wild bergamot and fragrant hyssop about to bloom and the new hive in the background.
