Summer in our Back Yard

We have baby robin's...mom is about to feed him.

Mom and her baby

Oh how tiny he is.

It's been a few weeks...look how he has grown.

Handsome little teenager.

Standing on the edge of his nest...getting a little to brave for such a small guy.

A nice summer storm rolling in.

A butterfly on our neighbors butterfly bush.

This little squirrel is tired after spending all morning building her nest.

We are hoping this guy catches those pesky mosquitoes.

Our back yard has started to feel like a zoo will all the wild life we see everyday. We have caught some really great pictures and wanted to share. We hope you enjoy!

Wine in the Woods & Decanter Wine Festival at Pimlico

Enjoying Wine in the Woods, but not the heat!
Maryland Wine

The wet and cold Decanter Festival

Pimlico Horse Racing

Beautiful Horses

As most of you know we love to go to all the Maryland Wine festivals. Wine in the Woods is a staple in our summer plans. This year we also went to a new festival. Decanter Wine festival held at Pimlico. We had never been to Pimlico and had never seen the horses race. Even though it was a cold and rainy day in April we really enjoyed the festival. It will probably become a staple at well.

Garden Update!

Our Small Bounty

The grapes are getting bigger!
The vegetable Garden
The herb garden

Grape Vines and Flowers

Daniel's Hops for Brewing

We have worked so hard and now it's time for the fun part....watching everything grow! The vegetable garden has gotten taller than both of us. We have more herbs and lettuce then we know what to do with. We have started to give the excess to our friends and neighbors. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Daniel's 29th Birthday

Family Celebration at the Beach.

Yummm, Oysters!

Enjoying our last sunset
King Crab Landing house

Robin and Reggie

Daniel and Reggie checking the crabs

Reggie and Sam enjoying the beach

Cape May Wine Tour

Daniel among the vines

For Daniel's birthday we went to a quiet cabin on the Jersey shore. Little did we know it was literally one street up from Pierces Point. Pierces Point is where Daniel's Dad spent much of his young adulthood. There are a lot of memories shared by many generations of Senecal's in this area. It was such a wonderful trip. We spent the weekend eating fresh seafood and relaxing to the sound of the ocean. It doesn't get much better than that!

Memorial Day 2011

Hangin' in the back yard!
The BBQ gang

everyone minus Kenny

Scott and Daniel

Funny picture of Sam

Reggie and his frisbee

We finally have the back yard where we want it so we decided to invite some friends over for a backyard BBQ. It was one of the hottest days of the year so far, but we had a great time anyway!

Our Oasis...before and after!

The blank canvas we had to work with in early March

Everything was so bare

AFTER...

We have come so far. This is how it looks today!
We put in an 8'x 8' vegetable garden Our grape vines and various flowers

The herb and squash garden

View from the back fence

We moved into our house almost three years ago. Our first year we didn't do any planting because we wanted to see what had already been planted. As it turns out there wasn't much. Our second year we started small with a few vegetables and some flowers. We barely made a dent in the amount of work that needed to be done. This year we decided to start early and go strong. Every weekend since March we have spent our Saturdays building our little paradise. You can see in the pictures above how far we have come. As all home owners know the work is never ending, but we love what we have built so far and hope you all can come by and enjoy it with us. This year we put in an 8' x 8' raised vegetable garden. We have four types of tomatoes, corn, two types of onions, leeks, green beans, three types of peppers, and three types of lettuce. Our herb garden has strawberries, thyme, oregano, basil, sage, rosemary, cilantro, and so much more. We have also planted squash, watermelon, and zucchini. We have four varieties of grape vines and flowers galore. It's been hard work but a lot of fun too. It's so rewarding to plant something and watch it grow. We can't wait for you to see it in person.

4 Years of Wedded Bliss...9 Years of Love!

Picture taken by Kriech~Higdon Photography

http://www.kriech-higdonphoto.com/

(They are fantastic!)

Four years ago yesterday I married my soul mate. A man who is my match, and my mismatch, in all the right places. I thought April 21, 2007 was the happiest day of my life, but I have found that each day following has been better than the day before.

Daniel and I celebrated by going to dinner at "The Chameleon". It's a newly discovered restaurant in our neighborhood. It's small and they use local ingredients in their cooking. The spring menu just came out and boy was it delicious. We had a fabulous meal and can't wait to go back. If your local you should definitely check it out. http://thechameleoncafe.com/