I got to spend a few minutes in the garden this afternoon. The sun is setting in the west, and the whole yard is washed in gold. I refilled the bird feeders, cursed the blackbirds and grackles (who eat up ALL the food) and made a mental note to go get more suet for the woodpeckers. We have every kind of woodpecker in the yard. Something chewed down my Korean lilac (I hope it comes back) and did me the kindness of trimming the raspberries while they were at it - this year's canes and last year's canes. Oh, well. They'll return. If whatever's eating them doesn't come and eat them again!
I ordered 2 yards of compost for the garden (which will be more than I need, but I'll use the difference for my earth boxes and plant pots.) I opened the garden shed to see if anything had taken up residence this winter, and all was neatly in place. Grabbed the wheelbarrow and some hand hoes. I'll put in some of those spring onion seeds, and see if anything happens. Swiped at a few dead green bean stalks (those go in the yard this year - they were a mess on the deck). I'm getting all fired up...the smell of the damp dirt, paging through a book on tree diseases at the garden center.
Last week I noticed the first of the chives pushing through the debris (the garden is full of leaves). Our first and favorite meal from the garden...potatoes with butter and chives...I can taste it now!
I plan to spend most mornings in the garden, before I write each day.
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