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Project 52 {Week 16}–How My Garden Grows

This might be my favorite prompt yet!

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Finally!! Permission to take pictures of my garden! Smile2012-04-20_4532web

This weeks prompt is all about growth and nowhere is that more evident than in my little vegetable garden.  It’s so hard to believe that in just a few short weeks, my sweet little beet seedlings have gone from this…

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…to this!

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Since thinning my seedlings, they have grown probably four times their size!2012-04-20_4527web

The same is true for my Buttercrunch lettuce.2012-04-20_4518web

I think we’ll actually get to harvest some soon!2012-04-20_4513cropweb

Honestly, I just find it so remarkable how these vibrant carrot plants have grown out of seeds no bigger than the tip of a pencil!2012-04-20_4524web

The truth of the matter is that my little vegetable garden brings me an immense amount of joy. It is amazing to me to watch over time as teeny seedlings arch and push their way up through the earth.2012-04-14_4341web

And I am so blessed because every day I get to walk outside and observe the miracle taking place just beyond my back door.

Life is so, so good.

Peace, Kelly

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  1. Amy@DisneyLiving says

    April 20, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    This makes me want a garden!

    Reply
    • kelly says

      April 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm

      it’s fun amy! i can totally see you with a mickey shaped topiary of green beans. LOL 🙂

      Reply
      • Amy@DisneyLiving says

        April 20, 2012 at 5:30 pm

        Now THAT is an excellent idea!

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  2. Sheila @ Seasoned Joy says

    April 20, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    You’ve got a beautiful garden! I keep thinking that one of these years I want to try growing something, but so far it hasn’t happened.

    I know I should at least try growing some herbs, but the only time I did I never watered them enough and they didn’t last. Whoops.

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    • kelly says

      April 20, 2012 at 5:23 pm

      thanks sheila! that whole ‘forgetting to water’ business is something i’ve done from time to time too. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    April 20, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    I think my favorite is the fence and tomato cage. I am such a sucker for metal in the garden.

    Reply
    • kelly says

      April 20, 2012 at 5:39 pm

      thanks! i like it too – but it also serves to keep my dogs out. 🙂 LOL

      Reply
  4. Brandi says

    April 20, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Such beautiful pictures!

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    • kelly says

      April 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm

      thanks brandi!! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Naomi says

    April 22, 2012 at 10:26 am

    I totally agree that watching growth is so amazing. I feel excited to go in the backyard every day just to see what’s changed overnight. It’s simply amazing how it all happens without us!

    Reply
    • kelly says

      April 22, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      so true! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Donna says

    April 22, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    Great series. I love how you captured your joy in your garden. My favorite is of the lettuce with the water droplets.

    Reply

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