weekend in the garden

For the record, Mark is making that ridiculous face on purpose. He's funny like that.


Our garden is still growing quickly, which rocks. If I can get a few tomatoes to ripen very quickly, we could make a whole garden salad from just our little container garden... in APRIL! Even if the tomatoes don't play along, the lettuce, herbs and broccoli are doing their best to overrun their containers, and are looking tastier every day.

Though I really was convinced that none of the peas were going to make it, I have two vines that have really taken hold, and I have actual peapods starting to sprout, along with some pretty vines and flowers. (Look closely right in the center, just popping out of the white flower.)

This shot of Mark shows how much all of the tomato plants in particular have filled out.

My favorite part of the garden is how the dogs have taken to just munching on the herbs right out of the pots, especially the watercress. Watching tiny dogs eat herbs off the plant cracks me up, because it just seems not right. It's like a monkey wearing pants. Or Sarah Palin reading a book.

Fortunately, we have plenty of watercress to spare.