It's hot and way too rainy, but...

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Originally uploaded by southsideandy

...the good news is my plants are doing pretty good (knock on wood). I didn't get any shots of the tomato plants, but pictured above is a shot of one of the beets. I thinned out the beets and carrots, and they're growing pretty well, which is nice. If you click on the picture above, it'll take you over to Flickr where the rest of my most recent garden pictures are. Looking good, in my opinion...of course, what do I know? :)

Last year/this year and before/after ...

CURB APPEAL, sort of...
Last year, here's what it looked like after I finally pulled out one of the evergreen bushes and planted a rhododendron and Sutherland Gold Elderberry, as well as a handful of ferns at the base:


This year, here's the update:


INTERIOR STAIRS carpeted...
I hate covering up the beautiful hardwood stairs:


But after I slipped and dropped my son down the stairs, there was no way I wasn't having them carpeted. A handrail is next on the docket (though it would not have prevented the accident...). He's OK, but still...one hell of a scare: