Backyard exploring

It's time to get out the patio furniture and flower pots! Here are my cheapo Adirondack chairs that I picked up at the end of last season (50% off!) for a song. They're not exactly the epitome of sturdy craftsmanship, but I got a good deal on the chairs and footstools so I'm not complaining. They do need to be sealed though and I'll get around to that sometime this month.

Little pinecones in our yard from the neighbors evergreen tree. I gathered about a dozen to display in the house and maybe incorporate into a craft project.

The rhubarb plant is starting to break through the layer of dead leaves, grass and mulch. We didn't get much from last year's crop but it was newly planted and I'm hoping for lots more at the end of this summer!

And finally our raspberry plants: we have four different sets of bushes in the yard. This is my consistently underperforming bush, but it has the most leaves right now. Go figure.