**There Be Real Signs of Spring Here**

Okay, so this image would suggest that the trees have not yet leafed out. I concede they haven't, but there are buds on bushes and daffodils are blooming. I am told the trees do leaf out before they turn fall colors.




We are in the process of building a garden. Of course that first meant tearing down the ratty mess of a fence left from the previous owners. It was functional, but an eyesore (see above shot) when trying to look at our serene landscape out the picture window with G&T's in our hands (see above shot and imagine a G&T in it). Of course the garden was home to an established planting of rhubarb... oh and a very established planting of WEEDS. Weeds by the way grow well, even in soil composed largely of the contents of the wheelbarrow below:




It did not take long to give up on the ideal of using local soil. We are putting up the beds I took from Oregon and filling them with lots of compost from a guy who stopped by our house looking for directions and just happened to have with him a truckload of shit.











And this picture is for Julie. She wanted to see the new toy. The dealer didn't give us a John Deere baseball cap. S. was disappointed to say the least. It is nice, but suffers from Kubota envy.

Note: The dog is not there willingly, but did acknowledge that S.'s lap was an improvement over when I made her ride in the cart.