chaos ensues

here's what's happening in my backyard:

the baptiste is going to bloom soon.

the mock orange as well.  if you don't have yourself a mock orange well get your flip flops on and go down to the garden store and get one.  it's one of my favorites because of the scent.  on a warm spring night when you walk by and the sweet smell wafts about you on the breeze you will stop and you will smile and you will  thank me.

flower beds are really getting cleaned up. not perfect but so much better.

does anyone know what this is called?  i forget but it's another of my favorites.

the retaining wall in my backyard is annoying to me but i like the way moss grows on it.

ethan is digging up this scourge of a flower.  it was taking over.  it was way ugly.

do you know what it is?  i know the picture is rather crummy but it's the pink ones.

and this is what some of the flower beds looked like before the big clean up.  i know.  it was really bad.  call the flower police.  i wouldn't blame you.

and here are some vegetable beds.  are you getting bored yet?  well go refill your wine glass and get back here.  we're almost done.  you're not a quitter are you?

and here, finally, is the chaos that ensues inside my house when i spend all my time outside my house.