New Beginnings (86/365)

March 27, 2015 – It’s funny, but when we started looking for a new home I was very clear in not wanting much of a yard. I think I said something like “…not much more than a postage stamp sized yard…” But we ended up with much more than that, and it was overwhelming at first.

Since then however, I have realized just how much I really do like scratching around in the dirt, that I would have missed having the garden space we had at the condo, and then I also realized that I can grow a little bit of food. So I have come to appreciate the space a little more than I originally did.

Today I put a few more lettuces and some spinach in the ground and brought home some hardware so Kirk can build me a raised planter so I can do some carrots, beets, and radishes too!

It’s going to take a long, long, time to get this yard into something that resembles my vision, and it’s going to take a great deal of work.

But I think we are up for it, and the end result will be worth the efforts because sitting outside in a yard under the trees beats our old balcony  🙂

Incidentally, this is a really good way to start seedlings too, just plant the entire thing in the ground and the shell will compost and provide minerals for the roots as the plant grows.

(115 Photos in 2015 – Homegrown/made)