Yard Update

The arrival of our chickens is quickly approaching.  I drive to Palmer to get them this week, and I can hardly wait!  Colby and the boys have done such a great job on the coop and run, and it is now about 95% complete; all that's missing is the siding.

Since the coop and run takes up so much of the garden, our plan for this weekend is to rent a sod cutter to cut away some sod (duh) to make the garden area bigger.  We are going to try a few new things in our garden this year: potatoes planted in towers and corn planted in the dog run.  We are also hanging old rain gutters on one side of the chicken run.  In the rain gutters we will plant spinach, lettuce, and radishes.  Another space saver for our small urban garden. 

I've already got some flowers planted, and the girls went crazy planting seeds in any container they could find.  We'll see what decides to sprout. 

A robin has decided to try its hand at making a nest on our deck.  It's a really interesting process, but I also think it's a pretty risky venture.  Time will tell.

The catnip is really small right now, but it always ends up taking over the whole herb garden.  The girls have already started giving catnip to the cats, and they love it like crazy.

I planted some more lavender because it seemed to flourish despite last year's heat and a good trampling by the siding installers. 

Oh, and look at the sweet little ducklings our neighbors have...

Yep.  We're officially a street of urban farmers.  And I love it!