Tilling the soil...

Today was the day for making a new bed...
in ground that's never been cultivated before...

The Man dug up all the grass... a major task in itself...

Then tilled the rock hard ground...

After a day of hard labor, the
bed is ready to receive its plants...

Planted in soil now rich in top soil,
soil conditioner, and compost...

... then mulched and watered, we have happy little
euonymous bushes in their new home.

The Man has earned a well-deserved rest!!

Spring prettiness...

A couple of pictures for Debi, who always leaves such nice comments and left the nicest one about our yard yesterday - thanks! :)

(click on photos for a better look-see)

Lew took these late yesterday afternoon and I just love how they capture the beauty of Spring in our little corner of Maryland.

I'm enjoying the healthy growth and green as much as I can now, 'cause come July, we'll be fighting the heat to keep things from turning brown.

Weekend doings...

So Lew is outside mowing the grass - first cut of the season - and it smells soooo good! I'm enjoying it while I can (see today's photo) because the weather is supposed to turn crazy (ha! so what's new this year?) again with more cold and wicked rain blowing in from the midwest later on today and tomorrow.

I'm prepared for a cold weekend though. Got some movies from Blockbuster - The Break-Up, Inside Man, and RV - firewood, soup in the freezer, and ingredients for more fruit dip (flavored cream cheese and marshmallow creme.) Or maybe I'll bake a peach/butter pecan dump cake and really load up on calories!

If I gotta be inside in the middle of April, I'm gonna be comfy cozy... and full!