Easter Gardening Attempt 1: Storm Interruption

Happy Easter! While the girls nap (it was a very busy day between church, donuts after church, egg hunting at my parents' house, and eating primarily candy for lunch), I thought I'd get a head start on working at the new house. But I only got to work an hour or so before I was forced to take a break, which included going home to check the weather on TV and picking up everyone for supper.



First, look at these plants!

This is why I haven't spent much time in the iris bed yet. When I get such good plant feedback on the work I've done, I can't help but keep going in the same space.


Second, I know I've caused a lot of invertebrates to relocate with all of this gardening, but now I've caused a rabbit to move, too.

There's a hole under these husks that was full of fur and strands of grass. I covered the hole with a pile of husks and some of the fur, but I'm pretty sure this mama rabbit is going to make herself a new den now. No babies inside - I did check. It's not a great hiding place, anyway, considering it's proximity to the back/front door and the garage.

 This, though, is the highlight of the afternoon. See what I watched move in as I worked on the driveway flower bed?

Facing south while raking, I could see the storm gradually move in. And I could feel the wind shift, pick up, and cool down. Seriously, it was amazing. A little freaky and intense (especially being alone), but very amazing.




I worked through the initial rain drops, right up until I saw two flashes of lightning, which I assumed was a sign that it was time for a break. Because working outside with a metal pitchfork, metal rake, and metal manure shovel in a thunderstorm is clearly not a good idea. Why TWO lightning flashes? Because good idea or not, I REALLY wanted to keep chipping away at those darn corn husks. I just needed an extra push to get going.


I'm pretty excited to be out here, where everything about nature feels closer. It's a little scary (had it not been for a tornado a few years ago, there would be sheds partially blocking the view in these pictures) (no really, a tornado - my cousin's friend saw it), but it's great. Just don't remind me next winter that I said that, when we're digging out from under huge snow drifts, okay?