What's the story, mornin' glory?

My garden's not dead.  That's the story.  Breaking news and all that.  I hope you're ready for some mornin' glory, because wow.

This is how my mornings generally go.  Miles, my son, bursts into the room and asks if he can let Nora out.  Nora is my two year old daughter.  It may sound like she's in a cage, but the truth is that although she knows how to open doors, she never gets herself up in the mornings.  She just whimpers and fusses until someone opens the door for her.  I think it's a carry-over from when she couldn't open doors.  When she figures out that she's not a prisoner in her own domain, we might be in trouble.

Anyway, as I was saying, Nora then runs into the room and pats me in the face saying, "Dee bup!  Dee bup!"  That's her way of saying get up if you find yourself a little confused.  So I dee bup.  Then there's the obvious morning stuff--coffee, breakfast, vitamins, juice, diaper, morning cartoons...  I'm not ashamed to say my kids watch cartoons in the morning.

When I get them all settled, I say, "I'll be right back, kids, stay in the house!"  Then I step outside.  And this is what greets me.

I spy sugar pea blossoms.

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of  his glory!"  Isaiah 6:3

I planted Early Golden something something.  Crookneck squash, basically.  I'm going to call this succession planting because it sounds better than lazy late planting.

This one has Muncher cucumbers in it.  I don't know what muncher means, but I bought it because it claimed to be burpless.

Scruffy, you amaze me more and more each day.  Just look at yourself!  In a good way!

What I hope will eventually grow up into some pretty flowers.  Not sure if I should thin them, but frankly, I don't really want to bother.

Anyway, back to Scruffy.  I'm considering pruning that low branch on the bottom left.  It starts at ground level, and it's branching way out.  Not technically a sucker, but I've been told that pruning the bottom branches is prudent to cut down on pests and diseases.  So that one may have to go.

Wow, Squishy has really grown a lot!  He's going to take over the world.

My children.  To the right, Miles, my night in shining short pants.  And to the left, Nora, hair like the sun.

Bush beans.  I originally named these guys Desmond, but now I'm considering renaming them Stunty.

East side climbing sugar peas, fringed by Stunty.

I really like this angle.

I also get to enjoy flowers.

See?  Aren't these delicious?  They are actually a much deeper red, but the sun is washing them out a touch.

Wait!  Are those mint seedlings?  I can't be sure.  Either way, I really wanted mint for mint tea this year, so I may buy some already established plants and just put them in the box so that I can have my wish granted.

Oh hi, Rooster guy!

The end.