Growing Green

It's summer, so life is slowing down a very little. I. has started what began as a small backyard garden and quickly expanded into a butternut jungle. These photos are a few weeks old and don't reflect the impressive rain-induced growth spurt the squash have demonstrated in the last week.

Rosebushes (these came with the house):

Our first squash plants:

My handsome gardener:

I.'s peppers:

And aloe from my little window garden: