Bee sting and Garden

Today Daniel got stung by a bee while he and Timothy were outside playing by Mr. Flater's sand pile. It hurt very much and swelled up big. But after a baking soda past on it and ice for about an hour, Daniel recovered well.

This is the very first zinnia bloom in the garden. As you can see, there are many, many more to come. Hopefully all bloomed just in time to greet David and Kelsea on their visit!
The zinnias and marigolds were planted from seeds I saved from my last year's plants. Timothy helped me scatter HUNDREDS of zinnia seeds in the back foot of the garden, and then I covered them with just a little dirt. Then I decided to check on-line to make sure I had done it all right. All the information said to plant the seeds 6-8 inches apart! So when they sprouted, there were HUNDREDS
of beautiful, healthy zinnias . But they were about 1-half inch apart. So 2 times I thinned them out and reluctantly pulled healthy little plants out so that the remaining ones would be healthy. It was actually emotionally difficult for me to do. But I went to the trouble to save many of them, and planted them on the side of the garage! (See picture) Hopefully they get enough sun in the afternoon that they bloom well.

You can see all the zinnias in the back of the garden, and it is a good thing that I thinned them!