I am always amazed by the shades of green that become our world in May.  We also have a bumper crop of these

And we already have a pot of wine brewing.  If it turns out well, I foresee gallons of it this summer.

Another find -

Years ago we had a wild garden that soon became overrun with grasses.  Apparently, the bush-hogging of last fall was enough to allow these chives to start spreading out.  My daughter loves these in salads.  Wait until she sees how lovely they are sitting on top of a baked potato and sour cream!

Lastly, we have been talking of planting a wind-break, which will also double as a bit of a privacy curtain as well.  All the openness around the house sometimes makes me feel like I am in a fishbowl (despite the neighbors being about 1,000 feet away).  We have let some of the wild shrubs to do their thing, and it turns out that these really attractive dogwood like the dense clay soil and are spreading -

They are growing at a terrific rate, and it would seem that leaving things alone will provide us with that natural hedge we were looking for.

Peace & Love

Liz