Sunshine and sadness

Been a rough couple days here for me. it has been one bad thing after another. I can hear my grams telling me god gives you so much because he knows you have the shoulders to handle it. Received news I didn't want to hear, had a friend crush me with hurtful words once again, I broke down as I am tired of defending myself and loved ones they complain about and have lost 2 special people in my life my dear sweet friend Margaret Sisser and Uncle Floyd both whom have had a great impact on my life. May god bless both of them!
I am making progress on the back corner garden 2 small tree stumps left to remove. What a pain digging them out I got one out ,have one almost out and well the other might have to keep dumping round up on it as it is too close to the fence. I will do my best and chop away at its roots. If you have any young trees growing close to your home I strongly advise removing them now. As I was removing the one I have half way out you would not believe the roots it had on it and part of the root was growing into my cement foundation. So glad I tackled this project this year instead of putting it off another year.  Hoping to have the back corner landscaped and completed tomorrow. Then I can say my whole yard is finally done and evry nook and cranny will be planted with perennials. It felt so good to redo those 2 gardens I have been wanting to get done for a couple years now and it looks so much better. Visitors are always welcome to see what is hidden in the backyard. Can ya tell I am putting off the painting and scraping that needs to be done yet,so hard to get back into the swing of it.
I went to retrieve the garden hose I borrowed so Brett could water his new grass seed and I got a shower! Thought it would be a quick unhook of my hose started untwisting it thinking it was just water left in the hose. Oh heck no they left the water on. So i did a quick tip toe across the "damn grass" as he calls it and shut the water off.
Finally got the green water in the pond cleared and you can see the KOI again. What a pain, I think I am gonna have to invest in a cow tank to keep them in during the winter,man have they grown over the short time they have been in the pond, sure hope it warms up for more then one reason. Way to early to bring them back in and we need the heat units for those of us who grow our own food. Good lord we just got rid of the snow 3 months ago and from the signs on the trees and sumac I am predicting a early fall. I am not liking it at all.

Last year this is what was harvested from my garden,I don't even think I will come close to it this year. I am gonna say my prayers that we will get summer heat back so I will have some canning to do. I am all out of salsa and pickles so here's hoping I get enough to do those. This picture was taken the end of August 2012, so far not a thing has been canned.
I am leaving you with this thought for today;
The tongue has no bones,but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.