Everyday Happenings: Backyard Blogging

I'll take it. In fact, let's break out some shorts people and start on our tan.

I am blogging from my back yard today. I have discovered that my favorite hour of the day is between 6:00 and 7:00 PM, thanks to that whole Daylight Savings bit. It is the grandest part of the day. Golden sunlight, birds chirping like they're catching up on the day, dogs laying in grass eating leftover hay, crocuses shutting for the night.

This is me basking in the extra hour of daylight, if you haven't caught on.

In fact, I'm doing pretty well with my Spring List so far. Much better than I expected.

The air is still very chilly at night. But, I can't resist opening the windows because I am so anti-Winter now. It is an after-thought. Winter has retired for the year, and Spring is springing.

Still, its awfully cold at night. Around 4 AM the dog gives up and wakes me up so that I can pick the covers up. I enjoy her warm body against my legs an awful lot. I probably open the window at night just for that. What a needy parent.

I even woke up at that ungodly hour the other day, because I swear I heard her say, "Hey, I'm cold." It could happen.

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The seeds are planted. Well, the indoor seeds at least. Say hello to tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, cabbage, and peppers.

I had to call the seed company because there was a warning on the corn that I bought. The seeds are treated, and on the package it says, "Warning. Seeds treated [with some kind of chemical that I probably shouldn't have bought but whatever]. Do not use for food, feed, or oil."

So I called them and was like, "WHAT DO I DO WITH THEM?"

And the answer was, "Just don't eat the actual seed."

The question is common, so that made me feel better.

I'm much better prepared with seedlings this year. It took me 30 minutes vs the four hours that it did last year. Evolution, baby.

Disposable aluminum baking pans. That come with their own cover, for that much needed greenhouse effect. We'll see if it works.

Because I can't wait for the seedlings to do their thing, I went to Home Depot today and got me some pansies.

So, that's checked off too.

Yes, its 63 degrees now. Well, less than that after writing this. The dog is getting anxious outside and is done barking at the neighbor dogs. It's not quite what we'd hope from Spring, but it's a start.

Hello.