8/7

yoga class for the first time in months
and
more "weeding" today

i tell people what i am doing:
manually clearing the backyard
and everyone
suggests that i get someone to do this grunt work

i understand that response from the guy in the gardening department at home depot
but not from people who know me well.
i am so physical in everything i do,
i prefer my bike to any other form of transportation, regardless of the weather,
i walk stairs instead of using the elevator,
i carry my bags rather than use a "wheelie"
why would i want anyone else to do my weeding for me?

besides,
messing around in the dirt,
playing with my worm box,
repotting stuff,
planting
has always grounded me
so i really don't get where that advice is coming from

anyway,
i was happier (and dirtier) than i've been in a long time
and the garden has opened up a bit
i am hoping to get the water turned on and the locks changed by the weekend
and then i can move in some painting supplies...
i have some sort of vision of me working under the grape arbor

now
about those mosquitos...