Persimmon harvest

We have several persimmon trees, this one is one of the biggest trees and bears the most fruit this year. I picked a bag full this morning and it tasted so good freshly picked.

Fruits of Labor

It's certainly a beautiful sight to see the garden start taking off and "knock on wood" looking healthy. The herb garden is doing exceptionally well, the bugs certainly don't bother them since they have a strong aroma. Lime basils I have to say that this is the first year my tomato plants look decent and…

Early June Garden

It has been raining a lot in our area, the plus side is that I don't have to water the garden and the downside is that the heavy storm damaged some of the young plants. The weeds also grow a lot faster than I could weed them. The lemongrass is doing well, they repel mosquitoes…

Early May Garden

We have been getting a lot of rain in our area, it's raining again today so I couldn't weed the garden. Fortunately, it slowed down and drizzled when I went out to take these photos. I planted the peppers yesterday and it was sunny this morning when I left for work. I covered the peppers…

My Backyard Garden

I can't believe almost half a year flew by and my last post was in April, which means I have missed posting in May. My only excuse is working, most companies are now working toward going lean.  Our company is working toward that, which means cross-training employees in another job function and cutting back employees.…

Assignment 25: My Photography Passion

This is my contribution to Scott's Assignment 25: Your Photography Passion.  I have to say that I photograph everything around me whether it be plants, nature, people or events. I am a gardener and I love to photograph plants, it's fascinating to see how fast they grow from week to week. I photographed my garden…

Saturday Random Photos at My Dad’s House

My sister made Bamboo shoot soup for lunch, it's a tradition Lao food and fresh bamboo shoot tasted a lot better than the ones from the can. It has been raining, and the dark gloomy day is not all bad for photography. I think it made the colors more vibrant and I actually like it…

PaNoy’s Garden

I didn't have a chance to visit PaNoy's Garden this year, and he is nice enough to email me photos of his garden to share. All photos were taken by PaNoy. PaNoy said "it's been a warm winter so I got things on the grown sooner than previous years.  I plan on leaving the banana…

Saturday Random Photos

It's two weeks before Mother's Day, and the Azalea flowers are blooming. Our family call this a Mother's Day flower because we used to live in New York and the Azalea flowers bloom around Mother's day. It's sad that my mom didn't live long enough to see this, perhaps she is admiring it from haven.…

My Garden Update

It has been a week since I added more plants to my garden and the weather has gotten a lot warmer, I think we finally get over our cold spell. There is still a lot of work to be done, and I'll be busy gardening in the next few weeks. The photos were taken early…

Grandma’s Garden

Click here to watch this video on YouTube Grandma's garden is a true Laotian garden.  It's not because she has the straw hat as a scarecrow, not sure if it's working, but her garden is a Lao garden because of the different Lao herbs and vegetables that she grew in her garden.  I think it…

My Garden Update

It's nice to finally spend the weekend at home again.  We have been away a lot camping this Summer and hope to catch a few more camping trips before the season is over. Today is a beautiful morning, but not so much for my garden neighbor's garden. I often heard gardening being compared to life,…