Hangin' in the Bunny Garden

With the pleasant weather last weekend, I had the opportunity to bust out the grill and cook Kelly & I some veggies (and meat for me... I can't quite go all veg like Kelly). The grill is a little 10,000 BTU tabletop grill, not much but plenty big enough to cook dinner for two. We grilled up some freshly picked radishes, some onions, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms, and burgers.

We've finally got the backyard set up how we like it... a screened in pavillion tent, chaise lounge for two, wind chimes, and prayer flags. Ditzy has a new cat harness and I've attached a long leash to the clothesline to make a cat-run. So while we were waiting for the food to cook we relaxed and wathced Ditzy 'stalk' the bunnies running in and out of the cornfields. It was also a good opportunity to read. I am just starting to read one of Kelly's condensed versions of the Dhammapada.. a very enlightening read (pun intended). Only the occasional drone of farm machinery lurching down the country lane disturbed the serenity of our bunny garden. (Kelly & I affectionately call our backyard the Bunny Garden, though we have yet to see any bunnies actually help themselves to the contents of our garden.)

And our garden has really grown. We found our first green tomatoes this weekend. And we learned a lesson about planting our veggies too close together for next year... it looked like they would have so much space when we first planted them!

Dinner turned out great, though the cooking took longer than expected due to my overenjoyment of a quiet Sunday evening. I had to change to spent propane canister that I thought was still cooking our dinner. Wow those things go fast!

Speaking of going fast, soon we found our day had come to an end. Long shadows cast across the bunny garden and into the farm fields. Eventually only the faraway barn had any sunlight to share, and then even that was gone. 

We we took a moment to watch the sun set behind the clouds. Then we tidied up our mess and headed inside to prepare for the looming work week. With us both working full-time, it is nice to have a little place like the bunny garden to sit and unwind for a spell.

May you all have your own bunny gardens!