birding Alaska

Robin’s Green Thumb

We’re really enjoying the new house…especially the yard and garden.  We picked the first strawberry today and the rest of the garden is doing really well with all the sun we’ve had this summer.

First-fruit-web

The first strawberries of the summer.  I ate the one in the back and it was delicious.  The one in the foreground is still fattening up.

Strawberries-web

Strawberries growing like weeds.

Tomatoes-and-herbs-web

Squash

Roses-web

Lots of roses in the yard.  This one is right out the kitchen window.

Rhubarb-web

Uber Rhubarb.

Iris-web

Hartney-and-Ball-web

Hartney and her favorite toy. She found it on the beach in May and it has been her inseparable side-kick ever since.

house1-web

Corn-web

You can grow sweet corn in Alaska–we have two plants in the greenhouse!  Should be a feast.

Chives-web

Cabbage-web

Cabbage and beets.

Bok-Choy-web

Bok Choy is ready.

beets-web

Beets and Onions.

Basil-web

We’ve already had fresh pesto this summer and more is on the way!