Our modest beginnings
The first (elating!) signs of life
Phase two: the expansion (The first half was done over the course of a week+ with a shovel. When it was time to do more planting and expand the garden to its real, full size we used a much easier and quicker method!)
Our extremely dedicated helper (in the as-yet unplanted corn section)
Then came the addition of the fence. A little too late, as it was in reaction to seeing our crops being nibbled away! There are way too many rabbits in this town.
This is the garden about a week ago. Plus, on the left in the shade (along the East side of the garage) is our potato/flower/mystery plant bed.
Potato flowers
A hiding flower amongst the mystery plants. They volunteered in the corn section before I got any of the seeds sewn. So, rather than tear them up when preparing the soil I transplanted them here in the hopes that it'd be butternut squash (from seeds that happened to be leftover in our compost). They're flowering now, so hopefully I'll find out soon. Also, more has come up in the corn since it's planting, so whatever it is I've got a lot of it.
Our heirloom lettuce mixture, onions, and leftover raddish plants thrown down in the walkway. It's been an exceptionally wet June, so it helped it to not be quite so muddy. 
Mmmmmm! I can't WaIT!
Oh, these lovelies, too. Those first tomatoes can never come fast enough. These are my Early Girls (See? I always buy at least some of these because I think they'll get me tomatoes sooner than all the other varieties.)
Gardening is such an exercise in patience and restraint. It's a good lesson. I think everyone should have a garden and slow their lives down to match its pace. And take a deep breath. And stop looking at the g r e e n tomatoes when you can't stand it any longer.
Here's my little garden. I'm so proud of it!
p.s. If it wasn't dark outside right now I'd go outside and take some new pictures because everything's grown so much in the past week! The beans and zucchini are blooming now, too.
Looks great!
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