Hello! What a gorgeous weekend we’re having! I spent several hours gardening yesterday, and I managed to get the last strip of sod out of my new garden area (well, one of them, anyway) and actually PLANTED some things. I put in a section of raspberry canes that my mom dug out of her yard — super excited about that! — and divided some of my own perennials.
One of the only bits of gardening that the previous owners of my house had done was a tiny corner of perennials in the back yard, and it’s really started to get crowded over the past couple of years. So I dug up day lillies, stellas, and irises (just the standard, big purple ones) and put them in the new space. It instantly looked like a real garden instead of a strip of dirt, and I didn’t have to spend a cent!
I’m pretty excited about my apple tree this year (it’s a Haralson, I think, and one of its branches is in the photo above). It’s its third season in my yard, but it didn’t put out any blossoms the first two. Right now, it looks as though it could have a dozen or two blossoms, at least — I’d be very happy to get even a single edible apple off the tree!
I think Booty had the happiest day of his life yesterday. He spent quite a long time outside with me, both in the morning and the afternoon. He’s very good about staying inside the fence (he CAN slip out through the gaps by the gates), and he just strolled around, alternating between nibbling grass and lounging in the sun. Every now and then he’d come over to see what I was doing, and when the wind picked up in the afternoon, it seemed to blow some mischief into him, because he suddenly wanted to play chasing and hiding-behind-the-tree. It’s a bit sad for Beany, who I don’t let out except on a leash (she’s too fast and agile and wouldn’t think twice about chasing after a rabbit or dashing up the big tree), but Booty definitely appreciated his outside time as an only-cat. I think he’s probably earned it after sixteen years.
Anyway, I’ve got plans this afternoon, involving a tempeh gyro (probably) from the Seward Cafe and then May Day parade fun (definitely) involving giant papier mache puppets. Sounds like a good time to me!
