Flowers!

With the nice weather and some time on our hands we decided to plant some flowers.  Since the remodel our yard has been a complete mess.  We were just about to start on a huge yard project with a new back patio, fire pit, new fence, etc. etc just when the whole lock down started.  We managed to (hopefully) save the nearly 100 year old rose bushes that we had to dig up before our remodel, transplant in the back in the shade for

the summer - hoping that the construction guys would remember to water them while we were in Seattle and the days were HOT and long and then we planted them back where they belonged in the Fall.  We were thrilled to see new growth on the leaves.  We didn't cover them at night like a lot of our neighbors when the really cold temps hit again last week so hopefully they make it.  But other than some very pruned back and not blossomed yet rose bushes our yard is pretty bare.  Moss grows where grass should and Mogli digs the biggest holes all over the

One solo tulip made it through the construction
work.  It has bloomed already and is now done. I
love tulips but they do not last long. 

yard.  The plan is to build a couple side gates and then only allow him unsupervised in the back yard where he can dig all he wants.  But for now we figured a few perennials might bring some color and life to our front yard.  We found a bunch of pots in the garage.  The old renter left so much stuff here and with all the construction workers stuff in our garage we had no idea what was really in there until they cleared their stuff out.  Lots of pots.  Just what we needed. We rode our bikes to the Home Depot equivalent (Obi) which is about a 10 minute bike ride.  We had to be cautious night to buy too much of anything as we only had our bike baskets and our backpacks. 

We ended up with a 25 pound bag of dirt that I was able to put into a grocery bag sticking up and out and then fold it over a bit to fit in the basket and Marty took the 4 large packs of multiple plants in his basket.  We saw some people biking with the handles of the plant packages hung off their handle bars.  When

there is a will there is a way.  There was a HUGE long line at the front of the store and at first we thought - WAY too many people. But even though it was nearly 10AM and the store normally opens at 7AM they were just opening. So at the strike of 10 the whole mass of people were let in and the place is as big as Home Depot so everyone spread out nicely. 
The kids have been particularly lazy.  Half of me thinks, well who can blame them.  I mean, they can't really go anywhere or do anything and it is Spring break but the other half wants them to get their lazy butts up and help with something, anything around the house.  The flowers were just the thing.  Back in Seattle the kids and Marty would plant our flowers in the pots and around the yard every year on Mother's Day.  It was a nice reminder of more normal times.  They will hopefully spread out and grow big... now it looks a bit bare but the color alone brings me joy.

We even took a walk all together later in the day
with the whole family.  And to top it off there was
no fighting. Yay!!

The day was warm - nearly 70 degrees so the kids started a water fight and barely helped but they were outside and laughing and not plopped on the couch.  So, I'm taking it as a win.