the beginning of the beginning

this weekend, i finally got to relax and enjoy the outdoors. the stress of all the "must do's" gave way to actually getting some things done, and the work in progress is making me happy.


the guy came to rototill the garden this afternoon, and i asked him "is it really weird that this makes me SO happy?" he said no, but i wonder if he meant it. truly, fresh tilled dirt is about the most beautiful thing in the world to me. it's so SOFT. feels really good to squish your toes in. i made a chart of the garden, because i am using a "companion planting" principal this year. trying to sit friends together, we'll see if that yields any better results. i always think i have SO MUCH room, til i start to think about what i want. i never have quite enough space. but certainly, enough to inspire ;)


the front of the house is looking pretty outstanding. the lawn is mowed, christmas lights are down (um, yeah) and even the tulips are looking good. i was really sad when the bunny that had inhabited the front yard died earlier this year, but i guess the upside is that the tulips finally got to bloom, instead of being eaten in bunny salad. they kind of look sporadic and casual, not planted in a row, which is what i was going for but is NOT as easy as it looks!


i love the colors, yellow and red and purple. they bloom fast and furious, are already starting to fade...but for once, i'm just going to enjoy them, and not worry about what tomorrow might bring.

happy sunday :)