It’s taken me three days, but the main section of my front flower bed is weeded and, wth a little help from John, mulched.
The roses are blooming and the bird bath is ready for those dirty birds who seem to love it.
The lavender is in full flower.
I’ve crushed cinnamon basil and rubbed it on my skin
in a hopeful attempt to discourage mosqitoes.
At least some of the new milkweed plants are getting ready to bloom.
And I’ve promised myself to take a break from the garden work today and just enjoy the garden. I hope I can pull it off.
Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation.
It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart.
– Karel Capek
Beautiful…now take a break.