Spring time

Another warm day, perhaps spring is here. It's a mixed bag, I can open the windows and do all those dust and vapor producing house renovation tasks but then there are all those outside projects to do. Ahh springtime...
Saturday, my Passat wagon once again became a pick up truck.

I am always amazed how much yard waste this small lot (small half-of-a-lot) can generate. I have a compost bin but each spring or fall I load 2-3 car loads of leaves and garden waste and haul it out of here. My town has a compost site where grass, brush, and leaves can be taken. There is no curbside pickup.

My little flower garden, below. The tulips, crocuses, and daffodils are making their way up. The rain barrel is hooked up but the second one still needs to be connected. I need to install a length of gutter as well.


I was told that the landscape fabric I put down to clear this section of weedy lawn would not do the job so I added a layer of black plastic. This morning it was raining and I saw little ponds forming on top of the plastic. Ideal mosquito spawning pools so I went out with a pitch fork and poked holes to let the water drain through in the low spots.