Into the Wild – Weekly Musings on our Yard’s Transformation | June 30th – July 6th

July 1st was the first day in two weeks that I’ve felt capable of more than just existing. This layoff has been really tough.

Yardwork:

• Finally cleared out the thistle in the side yard – it was like a jungle back there.
• Built a platform for the firewood using the sidewalk blocks we removed.
• I revamped the flowerbed by our patio steps, removing the mulch and dead boxwood. I added rocks around the perimeter, and added fresh soil.

Gardening:

• I added some native plants and flowers to the flowerbed by our patio steps that were originally intended for the boulevard garden.

Flora:

• We’ve got a tomato on our plant!
• Our dwarf fireweed has bloomed.
• Our peonies have bloomed, and they’re fabulous! I picked a few to enjoy in a vase inside the house.

Fauna:

• I spotted a ladybug larvae for the first time, they are so weird

Miscellaneous:

• A neighbor’s kid decided to mow a strip of our lawn… Thankfully, they stopped just before cutting down the clover blooms. We weren’t planning on mowing for a while, so I guess we will have to live with this ridiculously short strip of grass for a while…

Thanks for reading! Until next time,
Tracey

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