Last week we visited the botanical garden on UAF campus. Look at my lovely girls in this beautiful picture; they look like angels. That clear blue sky, nice delphinium backdrop, two smiling sisters...joy and harmony (can you hear the choir of angels??). The picture is deceptive. Oh yes, the botanical garden visit was wrought with bad weather, whining, and temper tantrums. We decided to bike since the gardens are not far, about a mile and a half from our home. By the time we got to the Geist Rd intersection is was cold, windy, and pelting rain. We turned around which made Hannah have a verbal temper tantrum (She HATED me) We drove to the garden. The rain stopped but it was still cold and windy. Not July weather at all. Evelyn was grumpy and hungry during her entire visit. The gardens were lovely but I need to plan another trip when the girls are in a better mood.
In between trying to return to the picnic table where our lunch bag was located Evelyn enjoys the flowers. She tried to pick those flowers but Hannah and I just kept on repeating "We only look at the flowers, do not touch them"
Ev if wondering why mom's garden doesn't look like this. Hannah was surprised that tomatoes where growing directly in the ground. I swelled with pride that she is absorbing some gardening techniques from our garden. In Fairbanks, the soil temperature is too cold to plant tomatoes in the ground, they need pots and/or greenhouse. Our toms are in our greenhouse. The botanical garden is experimenting with new tomato hybrids and soil warming techniques.
The rocky water garden spurred arguments between the girls on where to sit.
Last week we visited the botanical garden on UAF campus. Look at my lovely girls in this beautiful picture; they look like angels. That clear blue sky, nice delphinium backdrop, two smiling sisters...joy and harmony (can you hear the choir of angels??). The picture is deceptive. Oh yes, the botanical garden visit was wrought with bad weather, whining, and temper tantrums. We decided to bike since the gardens are not far, about a mile and a half from our home. By the time we got to the Geist Rd intersection is was cold, windy, and pelting rain. We turned around which made Hannah have a verbal temper tantrum (She HATED me) We drove to the garden. The rain stopped but it was still cold and windy. Not July weather at all. Evelyn was grumpy and hungry during her entire visit. The gardens were lovely but I need to plan another trip when the girls are in a better mood.
In between trying to return to the picnic table where our lunch bag was located Evelyn enjoys the flowers. She tried to pick those flowers but Hannah and I just kept on repeating "We only look at the flowers, do not touch them"
Ev if wondering why mom's garden doesn't look like this. Hannah was surprised that tomatoes where growing directly in the ground. I swelled with pride that she is absorbing some gardening techniques from our garden. In Fairbanks, the soil temperature is too cold to plant tomatoes in the ground, they need pots and/or greenhouse. Our toms are in our greenhouse. The botanical garden is experimenting with new tomato hybrids and soil warming techniques.
The rocky water garden spurred arguments between the girls on where to sit.
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It does look like a wonderful time! Sorry it was actually nasty out. I am ready for this bad spell of weather to be over! We have a green house at the new place.. yeah! We are going to fix it up this weekend, not to use right now, but to use for storage since we don't have a garage. It will be in good shape for next year!
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