wordless wednesday: before a storm...

tina's wordless wednesday

worldless wednesday

macro monday

it's finished!

mom has been complaining and whining about not being able

to plant decent ornamental plants and vegetables.

she even has lots of seeds she cannot plant because of our free-roaming feathered-friends

eating anything they can get a hold of.

so, with my kuya to the rescue, he decided to make a separate space for them

where they can still do their thing while mom (and i) can enjoy gardening.

after a week, the turkey/chicken coop is finally finished!

it is made of bamboo, fishing net, coconut leaves for the roof,

and scrap mahogany tree skin for the fence.

it is pretty large occupying almost half of the back part of our lot.

it is divided in two spaces, this side is the covered area.

the nasty turkeys go on this side, the fenced and netted area.
we only got a few trees inside and pineapples here
so they can munch all those grasses and spiky plants to their heart's content!

the chickens will go here

a space for them to roam

nests inside those bamboo "rooms" to lays eggs and sleep

here's the roof for protection against harsh weather

some of our bunnies

we let them out to join the fun and party with our turkeys,

too bad, those notorious turkeys were afraid of these fluffy cuddly creatures.

here is  my nephew, "papo" enjoying his siesta

and the husband resting under the narra tree.

here's mom and jacob sharing the new hammock we put up.

 and what about me?? no hammock for me..how sad..

but i've got this nice straw hat..hmmm..i look like a farm girl wearing this hat.

weekend farm girl i would say :)

and guess what? we're all inside the turkeys' new house, who's trespassing now? hahaha!

where the grass is green and the sky is blue....

some of the things i love most from my hometown...

green fields

fresh air

blue skies

a humble abode

sweet sugar cane

waiting for a good harvest 

wild flowers and bushes

small things packed with pure delight

coexistence of people with animals

God is truly great, i am truly blessed.

what's blooming in my garden: june 2011

it's my first time to join the monthly Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day.
here are some of the flowers in my garden here in a tropical country where there are only two seasons :)

blue hydrangea

purple hydrangea

yellow flowers

they look like small sunflowers, don't they?

a carpet of blue daze

my very young crape myrtle

white jasmine-like flower sans the smell

my yellow mini roses

in full bloom

pink petunia

dark violet petunia

orange mini roses

a white rose

 dona aurora, a native in the philippines

i love its velvety texture. the pink petals are actually leaves.

the real flower is a small five-petal yellow flower (still close here).

yellow orange mini roses

i love the color of this one.

baby pink rose

peachy pink rose

my favorite

smells lovely

pink = love

show off your garden blooms and join the fun at
MAY DREAMS GARDENS
to see what other gardeners' have in their garden

many thanks to
THE GARDENING BLOG
for inviting me to join GBBD.
happy gardening!