I am at the beginning of what I can see will be a continuous project. Perfect. I am the queen of starting a project and either getting it done super fast OR while I am on my way to grab a tool that I need, I see another potential project that grabs my attention and I leave the other behind for a while. Being like this leaves my home with many projects happening at once. What does this say about me? Well, some might say I have attention deficit. That is a matter of opinion. Funny to refer to something so harmless inthat kind of way. Another way to see it that I like to get stuff done. When I have ideas, I like to act on them. The started project reminds me of what I want to do AND it helps my environment reflect the remainder of what I want to do. That's a nicer and far more biased way of seeing it. Luckily Pete doesn't mind at all. He loves all my projects. He helps with the ones I need help with.
I built a little cold frame. In it are all my babies. Babies I will care for and nurture and feel proud of when they grow and look beautiful and provide us with tasty, nutritious food. Not ready for real babies. This is a perfect substiture for now.
Just read Lacy's blog about her B&B in France. Sounds dreamy. Thinking of how I can possibly go visit her this summer.
The cold frame is for my varieties of kale, collards, chard, carrots, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, golden beets, cilantro, dill, fennel, blueberries, rasberries, strawberries, chives, sunflowers, nasturtium, basil...wow its fun listing it all out. Makes it seem so much grander than the 1-5 inch babies most of these are.
It's fun to watch the containers for any sign of germination. The soil raises a bit first I've noticed with bigger seeds like sunflower. Like its peeking out to make sure the coast is clear before pushing the soil off it's helmetted head....really slowly of course, just so the deer don't see.
Since I have to document this somewhere I also put in 2 vine maple (sweet native tall delicate shrub that turns fabulous colors in the fall) another lilac, california poppy, fox glove (another sweet native tall pink spotted bell flowers on a stalk), and a whole bunch of amazing succulents in cool shallow pots. We built a bench in the front yard. Totally rustic. A slab of cedar atop two cross sections. I am starting a black willow stake in a jar of water (just for fun..not to plant I don't think). can't wait to see the nasturtiums flowing out of the half barrel I planted them thick into.
I know I am being a dork about all my plants. I am obsessing about it right now and I love it. Coming home, having dinner and working in the yard until dark is th best post-work therapy ever. It's the best post-anything therapy really. Lot's of black-capped chickadees coming and visiting our feeders. Something else came yesterday, not sure. Got to find some good quick reference posters to hang by the doors.
Plus, the shoveling and moving of soil and placing of plants in the earth. It is a mitzvah. It is doing good for the planet. It is tikkun olam...healing the earth. So much bad done elsewhere. Least I can do is love my little parcel thoroughly and whole heartedly. Share with it some salt with my sweat. Feed the squitos with my blood and give the plants the nourishment they need so that we might trade someday. Works my body too. Good for the heart...spiritually and physically.
Buenas suenas
Chalomot Paz
Sweet dreams
Pictures to come
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