Filling the strawberry pyramids with dirt

April 30, 2015 - Thursday morning

31 degrees/partly cloudy/calm

Pentoga Road

Whew, I was snoozing hard this morning when the alarm went off. There's something about sleeping with the bedroom window open, snuggled all nice and warm beneath the covers. Mmmm. I think we'd have slept another hour or more if Sargie didn't have to work today.

Wednesday was a quick one. The day was started by riding with Sargie back to Iron Mountain. I didn't shop while in town, visit, or do anything other than kiss her goodbye, hop in the Blazer, and drive back home. 

The next order of the morning was to fill and plant the second strawberry pyramid. I'm taking dirt from one of the raised beds in the garden. Most are being redone and I've made arrangements to get more topsoil, hopefully this week.

Thankfully, using the bucket on the tractor, I only have to shovel the dirt, not push a heavy wheelbarrow uphill across the backyard .

The plants look okay after their forced dormancy in the refrigerator. It appears most will make it and this year, it's a matter of getting them established. 

 

I FINALLY began working in the garden this afternoon. The cucumber trellis was moved and construction was started on two new raised beds. 

I was sure a happy boy playing in the dirt on Wednesday afternoon. The sun was bright and the temperatures were warm enough to be comfortable without being hot. 

A few nightcrawlers that were rudely awakened when I began moving a raised bed. They were put into a container and will be kept for bait.

All I needed was a Tonka truck or two and it would have been perfect. 

I usually use the bed on the small four-wheeler as a saw horse when away from the shop. Failing that, the front end loader on the tractor works well.

Sargie wasn't home until late last evening as she had to close the Vision Center and was originally supposed to have Thursday off. Plans change, but in this case, for the good. She's working today, but will have the following three days off in a row. The forecast is to be warm and sunny and Sargie won't be working. Life's good!

Speaking of Sargie, it's time to pack her lunch and think about getting some breakfast for both of us. I can't expect that girl to work all day without eating!

The asparagus began to show Wednesday afternoon.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...