If the leaves insist on staying on the trees until after the snow falls in autumn, it makes for extra work come springtime. James has rounded up the tribe and set them to work with rakes in hand. There leaves to be raked, gravel to be flipped back into the driveway, sticks to be picked up, and garbage to be collected. Good thing we have an ample supply of rakes and wheelbarrows.
Soon it will be time for clearing out and planting early spring vegetables like lettuce and radishes. Then we will move on to the bigger garden and do the "real" planting; tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash,... Maybe I'll even try my hand at growing potatoes! And carrots! Might even try that new purple kind of carrot... And I don't want to miss out on my own sweet corn this year. I'll need a bunch of that!
And then there are the flower gardens. Have to have some marigolds and petunias, and I think this year I'll find a nice sunny spot to grow a few different varieties of sunflowers, some nice tall ones and a few smaller kinds too. And then there is the dog run which needs to be installed along the side of the house. Yup, I think we have plenty of jobs to keep us all busy. Gotta go, the vacuum cleaner is waiting.
If the leaves insist on staying on the trees until after the snow falls in autumn, it makes for extra work come springtime. James has rounded up the tribe and set them to work with rakes in hand. There leaves to be raked, gravel to be flipped back into the driveway, sticks to be picked up, and garbage to be collected. Good thing we have an ample supply of rakes and wheelbarrows.
Soon it will be time for clearing out and planting early spring vegetables like lettuce and radishes. Then we will move on to the bigger garden and do the "real" planting; tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash,... Maybe I'll even try my hand at growing potatoes! And carrots! Might even try that new purple kind of carrot... And I don't want to miss out on my own sweet corn this year. I'll need a bunch of that!
And then there are the flower gardens. Have to have some marigolds and petunias, and I think this year I'll find a nice sunny spot to grow a few different varieties of sunflowers, some nice tall ones and a few smaller kinds too. And then there is the dog run which needs to be installed along the side of the house. Yup, I think we have plenty of jobs to keep us all busy. Gotta go, the vacuum cleaner is waiting.
I only have one rake, so Adam and I will have to take turns. I think it's Adam's turn now ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of work. I can't wait for spring. It is almost here.
ReplyDeleteHow nice of Joe to come over and help out too!
ReplyDeleteI really like raking leaves, but since we live next to the church, the Lawn Service the Church pays does my yard too....!!
ReplyDeleteThose look just like pictures in a Country Magazine!!
LOL:)
yup, you are at your best in warmer weather! Sunny, bright, cheerful, happy, bouncy even. :) So glad to see and hear it.
ReplyDeleteIsnt' it wonderful to be outside again without a coat! It won't be long before we are back to our gardens!
ReplyDeleteVery good work! It's good to be outside in the nice weather...
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