A brief pictoral update

[jaunthie]

I've been meaning to take pictures of various things - the kittens, the roses, etc. - for quite a while now, so that those of you who aren't in the immediate vicinity can see how things are getting on. It kept slipping off of the to-do list, though. However, fisherbear and I finally got off of our collective duffs, and between the two of us and our two cameras, we snapped a few shots worth sharing.



First, the kitties. When last we posted pictures of them, they were wee small cute cuddly kittens. They're still cute, but not so small anymore:



The one on the top is L; the one on the bottom showing off his dentition is B.

And below, a picture of them when B isn't trying to swallow the camera:



And yes, that giant fluffy thing hanging down behind B is his tail. His unpuffed, perfectly calm tail. He has an absurdly ENORMOUS fluffy tail.

Next, I promised some pictures of the raised beds when they were finally in place and done. Well, they're in place, filled, and planted now; I just amended and planted the third one this afternoon despite the rain. Here they are, in all their glory:





And yes, they're on quite the slope.

The roses are confused by the weather, but going gangbusters nonetheless. At this time of year, you have to be willing to be assaulted by roses if you want to enter my front gate, but at least your way will be strewn with petals:



My mystery rose is quite vigorous, as you can see in this shot of it and the potato "shrub" duking it out in floral display:





Why yes, that fence *is* braced with 4x4s. It carries a lot of weight, as you can see. Scarily enough, my mystery wonder isn't even close to being the largest rose bush on that fence. That honor goes to Lancaster (AKA Eddy's Jewels), followed closely by York (Darlow's Enigma). Right now Lancaster is pushing 25 feet tall, and clearly winning the early bloom battle with York:



Compared to those, the rose I planted for J is a positive midget. It's scarcely a foot tall (from the 4 inches it was when I planted it in March), and shouldn't get more than 4 feet at maturity. But she's already blooming:



Too bad these pictures aren't smell-o-vision. She has a stunning fragrance, as do many of my roses (but not Lancaster).


That's enough pictures for one post, I think. Next time: pictures of rose-petal jam in process!

Comments

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

WOW L&B got big. :D Lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing. :D

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[ceekayeff.livejournal.com]

Your botanical garden/farm looks great. It is a good thing that Kim overbuilt the fence. Don't forget that I still have a big pot of chives waiting for you to pick up.