A Peek into My Backyard Paradise

Jainee and I painted a Faery House this year for our herbal bed. She sets Faery Cakes out some nights for them before she goes to bed and is delighted in the morning when she wakes up to find them gone! Who knew Faeries love pancakes with honey? ;D 

This used to be all wildflowers, but last year I decided to try various herbs. I'd been reluctant to plant herbs there all along because the deer live in our yard from spring through fall! lol It's strange...I thought the mint would have taken the bed over, but it seems to be the camomile that's spreading. 

It figures, doesn't it? The gnomes do all the work and the faeries get the cake! LOL What do gnomes like? I'll bet Jainee would leave them treats too. :D

I simply ADORE our huge Laurel Willow tree out back. We have a gorgeous Mountain Ash in our front yard that leaves me awestruck every fall when she turns bright red and orange. It's a struggle to get nice pics of her every year before the leaves fall! lol 


Our tomato plants in 5 gallon laundry soap buckets from our local Western Budget Motel....excellent way to recycle!





Isn't this the cutest little birdhouse? We picked it up at Winners in Edmonton. It's made from driftwood...I LOVE it! :D






More of our 'deck garden'. Between the deer roaming free and the overpopulated dew worms in the earth here in the river valley in Whitecourt, we had to get a little creative if we wanted fresh veggies. It's a pretty awesome set up actually...wish we'd thought of it sooner. Swiss chard, beans and...POTATOES!! On the deck!! ;D



A couple dozen cucumber plants, broccoli, eggplant and two types of peppers in our little greenhouse.





Oh how I love to sit outside here. I grab my coffee first thing in the morning and head out there for an hour...every day. I used to long for the moment that I would get home from work just to go sit out here until I was forced to make supper. Now that I work from home, I'm trying to figure out how I can sew quilts from out here, just so I can spend all summer on that damn deck!! LOL Yeah...I think 'pagan' is most definitely in my blood! ;D