My newly discovered enjoyment of gardening (speciifically weeding) came to an abrupt halt with the big downpour on May 26 that washed out the driveway for the 4th time this spring. Our attention turned to starting the terrace project that we had talked about needing to do. We had planned pm expanding our deck and adding a hot tub as our project for early summer because it would be entirely in the shade and the hot tub would be therapy for our sore muscles as we engage in all of our big projects.
My research for what to plant around the house, trees and yard was put on hold as well. It is way more complicated than I thought and until we have the terracing done around the house, plants are premature. My enjoyment of weeding is not diminished. There are a few weeds popping up through the mulch at the base of the trees so I still have an opportunity to go after a few. But, as expected, it is much less enjoyable in the heat and humidity and dry soil than it was in April and May.
One of my favorite days of weeding was on April 26. I was listening to the tbook Remarkably Bright Creatures and blissfully weeding under a tree when I found a metal wire that turned out to be a metal heart. I cleaned it up and Craig hung it at the edge of the deck. It goes perfectly with the “enlightened hillbilly” rustic motif of The Garden. As we were admiring it, we realized it was our 10 month anniversary.
Tamara Unleashed 