BuckQuarter Trail

Yesterday myself and Sarajane went hiking on BuckQuarter Trail in Durham. It was an absolutely beautiful day. I had worked a half day and went to a therapy session prior to the work, so I was feeling pretty great to start with. We saw plenty of interesting structures in nature too! (I'll get these photos laid out better on my weekend. ;P)

First off, the river was very full after days of constant rain. It rushed by so quickly that it was almost a little scary.

Next, we have Jabba the Rock. Coined by SJ. It's quite convincing!

The lichen and moss growth right now is wonderful. This picture was taken with Anna in mind as she's my fellow moss hunter! ❤

Here is the abandoned house admin the daffodil field. A quiet place of serenity. Birds flitted and chirped. The breeze silent and subtle.

Lastly, our walk winding down to a finish as we climbed the last sunlight sprinkled hill.

Gardens on Stardust

 Heyo, I drew a rough backyard sketch so that Will and I could figure out where we want some preliminary planters to go. Our HoA allows for a generous amount of gardening and planters (as long as it's in your back yard), which is nice. We have a medium back yard, but it's not a rectangle so I thought to draw it out to get a feel for how the sunlight is in the middle of the day and the best shaping for our planting ideas. 

Here's the rough sketch.

I didn't draw the front yard because there's more shade, but we do have a lot of sunlight on the side of our house. We'll be planting a fruit tree that ways, but also I completed our first in-ground planting here! A beautiful butterfly bush! I even saw a hummingbird moth on it earlier. Absolutely awesome. 

We have a couple other plants ready to put in the ground, but after doing yardwork for 4+ hours, we needed a break! I will add another post about our next planting adventures soon.