Blueberries and Fly-Swatters

Thank you all for the lovely comments on the baby quilt. :) I really appreciate each and every one. Such wonderful people in Blogland.

The baby shower on Saturday was lovely. But our weather here in Ohio has regressed. I know I should not complain, because we are not digging loved ones out from under rubble or trying to salvedge our belongings from 4 feet of water. 49F and rain is ok for spring. And the plants don't seem to mind it at all!

Here is my Cotoneaster. The little pink flowers are so tiny and dainty, and the leaves so shiny. It is one of my favorite plants in the back yard. Except it does tend to be quite invasive, and I am always chopping it back. In the winter it displays beautiful red berries which the cardinals love, and the robins feast on in the very early spring when they first arrive and there is nothing else to eat. I've been having such a fun time with my daughter too. For Earth Day she bought some Blueberry Bushes to plant in the back yard. They have been sitting here on the porch steps for weeks, we just have not had a chance to plant them. So yesterday we did that.. in the cold rain and wind. There was a tiny break with sunshine.. so we hurried!
I know absolutely nothing about growing these, so hopefully we are doing it right. We did follow the planting directions, which called for potting soil. We didn't have any here, so we hopped over to the Dollar General Store down the street and bought some. While we were in there, we spied the most adorable little fly-swatters and could not resist them. I don't know how sturdy they will be. You know when you are swatting at a wasp or a terrifying centipede, you tend to use all your might. At least I do. But they were so cute..

Anyways, back to the Blueberries. We found the sunniest place we could, which was a feat in and of itself because there isn't anywhere in our yard that gets full sun except for right in the middle of the yard up by the house. And they could not go there. So here they are way in the back.. where rabbits and sometimes deer will wonder and nibble. I have lost some little tree saplings to the deer already. So we'll have to put some kind of wiring around them. I'm pretty sure bunnies might like these.. but I don't know for certain. I'll have to look that up.
Tomorrow I'm leaving for a little short break. Some of my Dad's side of the family get together every May in Deep Creek Maryland. It is just a small group of aunts and uncles and cousins.. we rent a cottage there. Last time I went they did have internet connection, so I will be able to pop in.. and maybe I'll even get a chance to blog from there.

Hope you are all starting out the week on a lovely note!