the garden is in

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Cucumber fence up


Nothing like some manual labor, 


Cucumber fence 2


some good sweaty work,


Planting tomatoes


and some dirt under your fingernails, 


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to ease your mind a little. 


Garden hat


I put the whole garden in yesterday- as in every last plant and seed.


We are growing: cucumbers, peas, 4 different kinds of tomatoes, carrots, radishes, yellow summer squash, zucchini, bush beans, red peppers, 2 varieties of basil, parsley, french lavender, orange mint and peppermint, cantaloupe, watermelon, spinach, kale, romaine, butterhead, and green leaf lettuce.


Dirt on my face


I love jobs that you can stand back from and see a finished project. A lot of the "work" I do on a day-to -day basis is more ambiguous. Reading to the kids, or taking time to listen doesn't necessarily "show up" the same way as something more task oriented (like planting 200 square feet of garden).


Also, I got dirt on my face, which looks pretty cool. Maybe I could be a farmer after all?


Hands in his pants


I didn't have much help. In typical male fashion, Ian busied his hands elsewhere. He was happy to supervise (and test out the new patio). Oh, funny boy. 


Through the chives


I took a risk in planting this early, and naturally we had 30 mph winds today. I'm afraid to go out and see the damage. My risk-taking track record hasn't been very good lately. Grow little plants grow. Please. Fingers crossed!!