It turned from this:
Into This, practically overnight:
And from this:
Into this:
I tend to work behind and this year is no exception. With my Hawaii trip coming in the middle of spring, and the very wet and cool spring, things got off to a slow start
Lots of dirt digging and tree cutting and planting
I bought and then hauled cattle panel as part of my effort to trellis the garden
Some plants really enjoyed all the water and coolness:
Others did not
(my seedlings that got over rained on and then sunburned so I ended up replanting a lot)
Some animals like wet
(this worm was much bigger, but he shrunk up cause I was messing with him)Some not so much:
Strawberry season...
It started out with just a couple of handfuls
Then I used my shirt to gather them....
eventually I needed to use actual containers.
There was too many to eat fresh, so I made freezer jam. YUM!
The strawberries are just about done now. Same with lettuce, spinach, brocoli 
and peas.
Today we ate the first zucchini, and tomato (it was already growing from the store). Will be awhile before we get a regular supply but the zucchini will provide, I'm sure.
As the strawberries are winding down, the raspberries are picking up. The saskatoon and Dew berries were also ripe so I wasn't sure what to do. Decided to cook down the currants and blackberries then will strain them. Chop up the saskatoon, raspberries, and strawberries and will add them to make a mixed berry jam.
I got my pots filled just this past weekend.
Still so much to do!
I worked on some things even after dark by using the piano light attached to a long extension cord
.... that stopped after one night when i got sprayed with water and then electrocuted by the light... guess its not water proof :)this is red orach, or mountain spinach. It grows like crazy in my garden and reseeded itself handily from one sad plant last year.
These "branches" that I cut off were taller then me.
I ended up wth a grocery bag and gallon bag full. I read up about it and one guy back east was selling it for $32/pound at the local farmers market.
I cooked some up and it takes like a cross between spinach and beet greens. Now I have to figure out how to preserve it. Maybe freezer?
The juice is very red.lastly some silly pictures of my first giant head of sweet tasty cabbage. Not sure how to preserve this one either....
