Fieldsof_flowers's blog: My Garden Progress (if you can call it that…) and Trip to CA

Hello! I feel like it's been a while since doing a blog post. I'm going to give y'all an update on my garden and tell you flat out that my garden is now a failure. First of all, let me start out by stating that my seedlings had begun to grow and grow into beautiful, healthy plants. As you all knew, I was very excited about it. I had kept up with the weeds, kept chicken wire down to keep the rabbits and deer away, and overall kept a neat little slice of a garden. But then the leafhoppers and grasshoppers came. These grasshoppers and leafhoppers will eat pretty much anything that comes across their path (of course it figures that they don't really eat WEEDS) well, my herbs began to have holes, big and small, and they all began to look like they'd been in a war zone. Ok, "take a deep breath and keep calm" I told myself. But I couldn't because read what happens to my garden next. Remember how I said my wildflowers were blooming and doing great? They all were chowed down by the deer and rabbits. On top of that, weeds began to grow and I (not making excuses) couldn't really keep up with pulling out the little suckers because of my preparation to CA. When I came back….when I came back…whew this is hard for me to say. When I came back ALL MY HERBS WERE OVERTAKEN BY WEEDS!!! Aaargh! And still are, unfortunately. So I'm starting over. That's that. I'll keep it simple and direct:
I'm pulling/killing every single weed, going to save as many herbs as I can, pot those up, and leave the 'garden' as dirt until I, or someone else, can find big bushes or plants to plant that won't be destroyed by all these bugs and critters. Thank you for reading my sob story. Although I most definitely have good reasons to be frustrated! Now on to the more enjoyable part of my blog…

I went on a Vacation with my family to Ca to visit other close family. It was a very enjoyable time and I don't regret it at all. We visited many lovely places, including a beautiful redwood forest, and overall had a smashing time. The beach was just as amazing as I remembered it. I also took some pictures of the Shoshone Falls in Idaho, as well as some pictures of a dog that was part of my Aunt's family. The dog's name is Bailey and one of my favorite dogs I know.

I hope you all enjoy the pictures! Ciao for now.




Here are the falls:











These are other photos taken of the state park at Shoshone Falls:

I can imagine a creature living in this hole such as fox, coyote, etc.



These were very pleasing to the eye in person:






And here are some rocks that were fantastic:





And here is Bailey

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