Backyard Garden Before 2010
Today I took the promised ‘before’ picture of the backyard garden. It does not look like much but, hopefully, with some TLC will grow green and bear a good harvest this year. I should take before pictures of the rain, front yard and side yard gardens also but that will need to wait for another day.
I have been raking leaves on top of the worm depository, the mound in back where worms wintered in the heat of the compost. The leaves will make the base for a new compost pile in the back of the garage as I use the present compost for the worm condo and to spread in the gardens.
Working with the soil is healthy and so was another part of my day when two persons called who needed some help. One was a friend that needed me to pick up some medical supplies from the pharmacy and one was one of the persons we had made a home visit to as members of a St. Vincent De Paul conference. He needed a replacement voucher for one he had lost. I always find doing these chores for others a good experience, just like working in the garden.
Today these two calls were real blessings. Today being the seventh anniversary of the start of the Iraq War there was a protest downtown. Friends were going but I really did not feel like protesting. These calls for help gave me a very good reason not to go. I understand better the saying: “Blessed are the Poor.”
Finding blessings and joy working in the garden or with persons in need promises a happy spring.
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