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April 17, 2007
Ah yes...and then the soreness settles in...
I spent from 11:00am to 5:00pm planting and mulching yesterday...sure, I took a break to go buy more plants, and then I put all them in the ground as well...I was so zoned last night all I could do was sit and stare ahead of me...Brian even made me a sandwhich cause I was too tired to get up...I feel better today a little more sore (tomorrow will prob be the 'big day' of soreness, I'm already looking forward to it)...I can feel it in the back of my thighs and my lower back...but exercize is good for you, right? They say that gardening is a form of exercize and after lugging around bags of dirt and mulch, as well as digging holes and such, I believe it...
We had our purple martin house prepped yesterday...the dude who sells them is knowledgeable about where the bird house best sits on your property to ensure you'll get the birds...they aren't like typical birds, they are very picky about where they nest - you can't have trees too close, or anything that might allow preditors to perch and wait...so while we thought it would go in the backyard, it actually ended up in the front...I just hope the birds find the house and want to get in it...we have to keep it all 'boarded up' (with black tape) so the sparrows and other birds don't take over residence first...so we wait and watch for the purple martins to sit on the power wires and in trees, and once they congregate, we can start letting them in...once they establish a home, they'll return year after year to the same place...they are great at consuming loads of mosquitoes and are rely on humans for habitats because we've cleaned out their natural nesting locations...all in all, I hope we see birds this year...
Thanks for ALL youre nice comments/emails about the fair isle tote...I'm tickled that its made such a splash...I still haven't attached the handles or lined it yet, I need to make a trip to town and get my supplies...so for now, its just 'resting' on the television table where I can see it and enjoy it and where the cats and dog won't destroy it...ha...
Busy day..need to get started...its supposed to rain..i hope so...all those new plants would love a good rain...
Posted by Donner at April 17, 2007 08:38 AM