Pumpkin Sprouts! Chard Sprouts! Pea Pods!

After some ridiculously hot weather for the past two weeks (ok, 70's), the garden is very happy.

The pumpkin sprouts are beginning to come up:

The swiss chard sprouts are up:

The plants from first sowing of peas are already 8 feet high -- up to the top of that wooden pole here:

And the first pea pods have appeared:

I realized that it's probably hard to get an idea of how big the plants are, because I don't ever think to include anything in the photos to give a sense of scale.  Here are the collards, with my Sunday paper in the shot:

Radishes, carrots, lettuce, & paper:

Spinach, beets, favas, & paper:

Long shot of the favas, collards, & paper:

The pea plants coming up through the roses looks pretty good, as I had hoped! It's hard to see, but there are white roses behind the peas, along with this snowball plant:

The other roses are also in bloom:

Including Adrienne's nemesis teacup rose bush:

I'm not sure what that rose bush ever did to her, but she sure does have it in for that one.