Ye Olde Renaissance Festival

Mary, Kim and I went to the Renaissance Festival in Triune today.
This has pretty much become a yearly tradition.
The girls tried their hand at archery, with many a pleasant young fellow offering to help :-)

We also toured Castle Gwynn, ate some chicken on a stick and some kettle corn.
Drank lots of lemonade, watched a few shows. All in all, a very nice day.

Hello, Bird Bath!

Richard bought me a bird bath for my birthday. This is Cleo, waiting in great anticipation, for the next customer.

Mary went to the prom :-) AWWWW

Mary went to her Junior Prom on Saturday. Doesn't she look awesome!

Garden additions

I got a Topsy Turvy planter for my birthday. These neat little things allow you to grow plants upside down, which cuts down on the number of bugs you get. Interestingly enough, it is made in Oak Ridge. We're going to try it with a tomato plant. You can also put peppers and cucumbers in them.

The little guy on the bottom is something I picked up at Kroger. A stunning piece of tacky garden art, the "geeky" is made of metal with a lot of springs, so his head bobs a lot and his feathers wobble. Click here for more info on the Geeky birds.

In other gardening news, we've had a lot of very nice rain. I've already had to mow the yard twice, but I think it will be good for all my plants.