Spring dressing

Today was perfect spring clean-up weather. I realized, however, that my exterior (garden/yard) cleaning is much more pleasing than the interior dust bunnies and floor washing. Asparagus bed weeded,purple lilac and wild roses had a trim and I battled with the raspberries. If my scratched arms are any indication - I believe I am victorious.

Excitement builds with the upcoming weekend visit of Henry Red Cloud from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. I called the local paper and I think they were very happy to have a positive story to cover.

Returned to the yard to pick at the front beds - a perimeter weeding. I told my husband that working outside is like a drug to me - maybe it's all that Vitamin D? Regardless of the origin - the feeling of touching the soil, the smell of the lavender, and just being present amid nature's art, invigorates me...although my sore muscles would probably not echo that just now.



Asparagus year two..







Raspberries, thinking of Henry....
Should have taken a "before" picture - just imagine you could barely see the fence