April 27, 2013 - A Windy Day Outside

Today was spent mostly in the garden.  I mowed both the back acre, and the lawn (which my husband then trimmed...it now looks really nice!)  Then I moved on to transplanting more strawberries, pruning back the forsythia bushes, deadheading daffodils and trimming some herbs that need a bit of management.  I pulled a few weeds, watched a small flock of pelicans wheel overhead, continued my "stomping campaign" with the snails, and emptied a couple of raised beds.  I picked yummy radishes, lettuce, asparagus, and cilantro, all of which entered one of two salads that were featured for tonight's dinner.

Today was supposed to be very windy.  Well, it was windy - but not very - not for around here.  And the wind direction was such that the house blocked most of the impact.  I enjoyed being outside a good portion of the day.  Doing some garden clean-up is one of my favorite chores, even if it is never-ending.  Seeing where there used to be a weed patch become a nice, open space is very satisfying.

I'm looking forward to a visit from a good friend the next week.  I expect we'll spend some time in the garden, some time hiking, some time just catching up, and who knows what all else.  Maybe finally a trip in the kayak?  It depends upon the weather - and I don't have a rack yet, anyway.  I don't think I'm quite up to carrying the 'yak a quarter of a mile to the river...not yet, anyhow.  But the day may yet come when that, too, it possible.  I can always hope!

Holly in bloom