April 23, 2005. We got the rain I'd been hoping for (and then some!) - this afternoon, with the soil nice and moist, the sun almost peeking through a few times, and the gentlest spring breeze, was about as good for gardening as it gets. The weeping cherry in the side garden, which has been blooming for a bit now, is dropping its petals to a nice effect, providing a snowy cover to the pathways beneath. The garden feels like it's alive as a whole now, rather than a random collection of early risers. This weekend also brought the first lawn-mowing exercise of the season (and with all this rain, I'll be making my rounds again soon). |