And now for something entirely different

I have never had much of a green thumb. On the other hand, I despise buying terrible tomatoes and other produce at the grocery store. I got ambitious today. Let's be honest...I am not handy. My wonderful husband is, however he is currently out of commission due to a broken rib he sustained whitewater kayaking last weekend. Thus, it was up to me. I did some reading and decided that the easiest way to grow my own vegetables was to try a raised garden bed.

This would normally involve building said garden. Thankfully, Lowe's has these:



They're great for the non-handy!

3 hours and 2 trips to Lowe's later, I have this:






I've planted tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, red peppers, and parsley. I'd like
to plant some lettuces, but I couldn't find any.

This was under a tree...it made me sad. No baby robin will be coming out of it.