My team leader heard me blabbering yesterday about digging in the yard and sticking some new perennials in, and she realized she had a chance to foist some plants off on me rather than toss them in the compost (her yard is probably overgrown and in need of thinning). So I have a loverly box o’ dirt which happens to include one or two columbine plants, some dwarf hollyhock, and some lily of the valley (happy birthday, Timmy!). These will go in the front “hell beds,” which will get dug over and composted and mulched tomorrow. It’s not supposed to be very hot tomorrow, and with any luck and gumption, I might be able to get outside tomorrow early enough to get the heavy digging done before the sun gets too high. I conk out if it gets too hot and I’m exercising or doing heavy work.

Well, an early start on a Saturday seems unlikely, but with actual living plants to stick in the ground, I have a higher incentive than usual. We’ll see.