12 weeks and the neglected garden

Pregnant me + general first trimester nausea = my garden is at least 1/2 weeds.

Some days I get out and do one area, but oh my, is it awful. Our 'grass' is more chickweed, etc, than grass. It was that way when we moved in. I just mow that area, but it bothers me in the flower & herb beds.

I am happy to be feeling mostly better. Now, instead of an every day thing, the nausea just hits a few times a week. I am 12 weeks today, and I hope to bid a huge farewell to any and all nausea soon.

So, I was weeding, and some weed, if you wait too long(well, I think it thinks I waited the perfect amount of time) sends out projectile seeds. So, now I am finding tiny yellow seeds on my neck and cleavage, and in my hair.

I also find that pregnant me gets light-headed if bent over too long, I need to find some way to get to do my garden work without feeling woozy.

We had a couple of thunderstorms this week, and one had hail, and I found out it had a nice side-effect: it knocked all of the aphids off of our little japanese maple. How cool is that?

The rosebushes need true pruning, and the juniper is doing its yearly march into my vegetable beds. But, many things are flourishing in our rainy spring weather.

Mr. S bought me the loveliest flowers for our anniversary: lilacs, orange and red poppies and fringed tulips. They smell amazing and are cheerful to look at.

Oh, and I saw the first ladybug of the season yesterday. Cute.