For Earth Day

Earth-Song

Mine and yours;
Mine, not yours,
Earth endures;
Stars abide—
Shine down in the old sea.

–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82)

21 April -- It is snowing.

Our first daffodil

New Compost Bin

I know. I must be really off my rocker to get excited about a new compost bin. But, guys, this one is large enough to contain tons of leaves. And that is important where we are. Last year I raked and put most of the leaves under the big area on the north side that is basically forest land. Others I spread over the garden and covered with a black tarp in the hopes that black would create heat and accelerate decomposition.

This weekend was sunny, but cool. I got about 2 hours done in the yard and I have a huge pile of dead leaves and plant remnants to put in the new compost bin. I was going to set it up yesterday or today and now we have rain, sleet, and snow. Fortunately, it is warm (33) enough so nothing sticks, but cool and nasty enough to discourage me from working outside.

Last night I had an appointment with a young man who hopefully will till my garden and lay the concrete tiles back as a nice walkway down to the lower patio. (When we had the sunroom added, I pulled up all the concrete tiles and stacked them with the intention of reusing them. He was open to doing the work and will get back to me with a price. I hope that it is affordable.

We do have the beginnings of daffodils. No flowers, just green leaves. The only green in the yard.

Missed the snow bullet

(Sigh of relief) The storm and snow stayed south of us. We got some light rain, but nothing more.

Sunshine has returned!

One day of spring, one + days of winter....

I am sorry to be so mono-focused. But I am getting tired of snow and the prediction of snow.

Yesterday was an early spring day. The sun shone. Temps in the 40s. Gary helped me move the wonderful benches that Chris made me at Christmas moved down to the lower patio. I started the massive chore of cleaning up the yard. Only got a small portion completed. But it did feel good getting a good dose of Vitamin D. (Did you know that Vitamin D is misnamed? It really is a hormone.)

Shuffling leaves, I found two little crocus popping up their little yellow heads. It warmed my soul. I then walked into the house and heard the weather report. 7 to 8 inches of snow on Sunday. What a downer!

Today is gray. It has not started snowing, but it is the right temperature. Gary brought in wood for the fire place. I am going to settle in with a book and a martini in front of a fire.