finally, spring

Oh, how great it is to finally shed some layers and get out of doors! I spent my day today working in the garden. I'm dirty and tired but happy.

Today isn't actually the first day I've been out. I started tenatively, weeding, digging, and mulching part of the flower beds, sneaking 20 minutes here and there for the past few weeks. As the days got a little warmer, I'd take Ward out with me and he'd happily sit in his bumbo seat soaking it all in.

The garden though...aiyaya. It felt so overwhelming, all the work left undone from the fall daunting... and in addition, 5 months of inactivity following Ward's birth weighs on me (literally and figuratively). But Saturday, I decided that I had no choice. It was time. So I spent an hour and hoed an entire row. One down, 39 more to go. Judith has come over twice and spent a couple of hours helping and today David came over and stayed the majority of the day. He brought his little tiller too (yay!). I now have 5 rows prepped and seeded and two raised beds turned and tilled, ready for larger plants come mid-April. So far, we've planted beets, lettuces, sugar snap peas, arugula, carrots, kale, and turnips. I still want to get out some more peas, beets, and chard. Lots and lots of chard.

We have several new folks interested in buying shares...and as a result, I'm feeling confidant about our decision to break bad and buy a monster tiller. We found out this week that our old tiller is definitely dead.

Rain in expected all day tomorrow...we'll all take a break and tend to the chaos that happened indoors while our attention was focused outside. Ah, how I love spring. It is the best of all seasons.