Raspberry bushes 6 weeks ago:
There are a few other interesting developments worth noting. First of all, our caterpillars (which I really wish I'd taken pictures of earlier) have gone from tiny little caterpillars to huge hairy caterpillars to chrysalides. They should emerge as butterflies in about a week.
Josephine finished making her stepping stone, and the cement has cured. It now sits proudly in the garden. Next we'll make one for Iain and Ria. I'd like to eventually have one representing each child.
Our sweet little fruit tree, which I shall from here on out refer to as a nectarine tree (we were told it was a peach tree, but evidence proves otherwise) is producing one perfect-looking piece of fruit this year. Thank goodness for that, as I don't think it could support any more.
Even the California poppies are starting to come up. They are very hard to see, so I have highlighted them and desaturated the rest of the photo. The big orangish thing in the middle is our garden gnome.
The lily of the valley around the base of the orange tree is also growing, though there is no sign of flowers as of yet.
I had planted three different types of plants around the stepping stones in order to see which one would fare best. There were baby's tears, fuzzy creeping thyme, and regular creeping thyme. Regular creeping thyme is by far the winner. The baby's tears and fuzzy creeping thyme don't seem to like the full sun exposure, but the regular creeping thyme is doing wonderfully and is even spreading.
We have much more to do still, so we will be working hard this week on planting.
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