Our bluebird has laid a sixth egg today! I imagine she will start sitting tomorrow. She must be optimistic that I will keep an ample supply of meal worms. She and her mate were just at the feeder. He let her eat first while he kept watch. As he should. I did not get a pic today. Here is yesterday’s.
Baltimore Oriole and hummingbird feeders are up. Bring on the birds!
We spent all day outside. My body is tired. I started this project two days ago then Don came home with a new edging tool. It was much better than what I was using. He planned to do the edging around our trees and bushes but quickly learned that he cannot keep his balance to use it. It requires standing on one foot and using the other to stomp on the tool. So, we split the tasks. I edged around in a circle, cutting in periodically to create pie-shaped pieces. Then, I used a shovel to lift up the sections of sod. He sat on the ground to pull up the sod and toss them into the cart which I then hauled the away. He stayed on the ground most of the time while I hauled bags of mulch and cut weed barrier. He spread the mulch. We did two trees and three bushes. The circles are 2-4’ in diameter. It was a lot of work.
Last year when planting, we just dug a hole big enough for the plant, put it in and threw mulch on top. It looks great now that it’s done right. We still have a few more much smaller sections to do. I’ll feel better when they are done; the grass cutters will have an easier time trimming and not running over my plants.
I had planned pork chops on the grill for dinner but as we sat on the porch catching our breath, Don said, “How about I run out to pick up some dinner?” Fabulous. The pork chops will still be good tomorrow. I decided to have a glass of wine instead of taking Advil for my aches and pains.
Yesterday, a young woman, M, from the landscape company that cuts our lawn, stopped by to see the area where I want to put in a rain garden. She’s going to work up an estimate to clear the soil (there is no turf in this area) and level it so I can plant. She suggested a dry creek bed starting where the water enters our property. I had thought of this too. If I’m going to have a rain garden, I do want to ensure the water drains into that spot as it does now. I have no idea how much something like this will cost. I guess we’ll see.
M is also a birder and she said that their landscape designer is into native plants and is excited about the chance to build a rain garden. All I know is that if I have to excavate all the soil, it will take me a month. It is hard work lifting and then moving heavy clay. It will be enough for me to dig the holes for the new plants then spread the mulch.
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