garden prep

Rains continue to soak the saturated ground. Field (lawn) capacity was reached days ago but still the skies offer no mercy to anxious gardeners. Wait is all I can do, and to busy myself with other projects and plans.

To prepare for the additional garden space that will occupy the front yard, cardboard salvaged from area grocers is laid flat on the existing sod and secured with bricks. A shambled patchwork of urban refuse it appears to passersby, but if it speeds the death of the grass beneath and facilitates easier cultivation when (if) the rains ever subside, it'll be worth the eyesore. Meanwhile seeds continue to sprout and ready themselves for life outside in the big, wet world.

back in action

Met with a college friend last night in Bellingham to assess her potential for an over-wintering garden in the yard of her newly rented abode. Light situation looks pretty amicable, all things considered. Emphasis on greens, roots, and anything else that seems to tolerate our mild Pacific Northwest "winters."

To the drawing board to evaluate space limitations and the (presumably/typically) compacted and clayey soils of our recently glaciated past. Will try to make this a priority as the sooner these buggers can get established, the more chance they'll have of surviving/thriving the cold rains to come.

I am but the gardener. Planting seeds is all I do. Help yourself to some random hiking pictures from earlier in the day.