Nathan Family Fairy Food Forest update and a very tempting mud puddle

Building a Food Forrest has been FUN!

There is a ton of work to do on the new garden area. But since my son has a family full of kids, he wanted to build a play area to keep them busy while he worked on it.  Here is the beginnings of the Fairy Park he is building for them.

Vines were gathered from tree tops in the woods behind our house, and he has built the frame of the play house for the kiddos with them.  Walls of it will be woven with smaller vines, and we've bought fencing to keep Dewdrop penned in.

The steps are in, he is making everything pretty as well as making an organic garden for us.   This whole area by the chicken coop is going to be the play area.

Planting has begun too.  Mr. Zen and his Gypsy Beloved are poking all sorts of seeds into the ground.

The peas will grow on this vine and branch structure.  After they are done, it will hold beans.

Cool, huh? I can't wait to see it covered in green!

Sprouts are already coming up under it.

It will be even better when the peas are being served in the dining room!  I  hope to have these as a side dish for Birdsong.

 

6 loads of composte have been unloaded and most spread.  And when we had some sick trees removed, the tree service offered to dump loads of mulch out here for us to use.  So far we've had a couple of mountains of free mulch delivered.

Some KU students came by for KU's Big Event, when thousands of college kids give back around the community to help with projects all over town.

They helped spread all the mulch mountains out.

Drainage and watering trenches are in the works, but for now, there is a big, tempting mud puddle.

The resistance didn't last long.

This will be a small retention pond, with a clay lining and a cute bridge over it. 
There might be some fishies to keep the mosquitos out, but for now, there are only a couple of mermaids there.

 

Comments

[Sandy]

Wow! That is quite an undertaking! It will be interesting to see the progress that is made as time goes by. U had to laugh a Dewdrop! That is really something! I hope it was warm enough for her to go au natural. She is an adventurous little tike! They look like they were having a ball! She seems so grown up and it seems just like yesterday that we were waiting and worrying about her being born!! Life is never dull at your house. Adam must be commended for all the hard work he has pot into this project. I wish you gentle winds, warm sunshine and just enough rain to quench thirst!

[Sheila R]

Looks like a wonderful project! What cute little mermaids in the mud puddle!

[Mercedes Scott]

oh my! I love these pics... I'd give anything to be a kid again and go play in your mud pool :-) What fun the fairies are having!!

[Laurie]

What fun!

[Claudia]

I love reading your blog! There is always so much happening in your life with family and friends. The garden is going to be beautiful. Thanks for all the progress reports. The girls looked like they were having so much fun.

[Elaine L.]

Wow, Karla! You have quite a family project going and it's so creative! I can't wait to see it all come together.
~elaine

[Gayla Pappenfoht]

I would be right there with those girls in that mud... Looks like fun, and the garden is going to be fantastic. Good work!

[Karla Nathan]

Thanks, Claudia! Yep, those two had the greatest time wallowing mud like happy pigs.

[Karla Nathan]

That baby is always naked, cold or not. She strips down no matter what. We find tiny panties in the most weird places!

Karla Nathan
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[Josie walrath]

Karla I love your blog! What an adventure your family is undertaking! sugar wings aDewdrop look like they were having so much fun playing in the mud. Will be following the adventure through your blog and wishing I were a fairy too. thank you for sharing...

[Sandy]

Karla,

This is such an inspiring and interesting project, I am totally amazed at the ingenuity behind it. I hope you keep posting on it, I am very intrigued by this. This needs to end up in some garden magazine when you are done. Your clan is creative in every sense of the word!

[Crafton Abbey]

Gardening always brings out the Zen mastery in me. It is my greatest high and my most relaxing task all in one. Your mud puddle pohotos are priceless!
sMiLeS
Darly

[Terri Taylor Valcoure]

Karla....thanks for sharing this awesome project with all of us ! As always, your photographs are beautiful =)
Adam and Christee, what a wonderful project you are devoting your time to ! I can't wait to see the progress ! All that's missing is a couple of dogs running around...lol
Keep up the good work !
~Terri Taylor Valcoure~

[Folkheart.blogspot.com]

I am so enchanted by you and your mythical, magical family!

[catieAn]

What a huge project and so much got done! What a special place for the little kids and BIG to enjoy life and explore nature. I love the mermaids especially.