Garden Experiment, outside projects

This year, the boys tilled the ground and planted the seeds and plants. A true experiment! They don;t exactly like weeding, but we will see what grows. We've got lots of blossoms on the cucumbers and squash....and even have our first tomato growing. One of the yellow ones Joseph picked out this year. (He loves tomatoes and wanted to get Mr. Stripy again this year, but we could not find it, so he settled on yellow), We also have quite a few red tomato plants that we started from seed. I think only one eggplant survived past seedling stage! The corn is growing among the weeds.... and we have a few sunflowers, too. Oh...and watermelon. The blackberries we planted a few years ago are really starting to produce this year! Henry's carrots and his basil can't seem to keep up with Henry's appetite! Henry also likes the oregano. Basil is his favorite along with carrot tops. The boys cleaned up the deck yesterday (for Father's day?) and if you look closely next to the BBQ, you can see the box Joseph built for dad last year all on his own. It is sitting on the ledge next to the grill. Those of you who KNOW us, know what a miracle it is for our deck to look this clean. The boys actually put their bows and arrows in the deck truck along with the marshmallow shooter, water guns and other things we usually trip over. :-) Joseph also picked out new outdoor pillows for the front porch swing. Those of you who know him will understand why. "Are you a fan of delicious flavor?" I suppose they go well enough. They were on sale 50% off, so who really cares, right? Of course, he wanted to show everyone the gelatin American Flag he put up on the window. The picture would not come out from the front, so you'll just have to imagine what it looks like rom the front door.