What a Hoe

I have just finished washing the dirt and manure from my stained and happy feet.

Part two of Seeds of Change community gardens finds us in the back yard of Andrew Walsh and Ryan Maxwell’s creaky home.

With the help of a borrowed tiller (alternative preparation methods are going to wait) and a few good hands, we tilled garden plots. Chris and I measured and marked out 4 X 10 plots, eight of them. The total area is divided into 4 sections, allowing a grass walkway between each section. In the center of the plus sign negative space, we tilled a circle to allow for a beautiful flower garden.

Step one: Till
Step two: Spread out manure and sawdust from the Campbells
Step three: Dig irrigation trenches around each plots and even the planting area
Step four: Cover for 3 to 4 inches of old, dead leaf mulch
Step five: Water the area down until thoroughly soaked to the bone

A few people were working on building up the compost bin that had dilapidated into utter ruin, even housed one snake.

I transplanted some interesting bulb plants (hoping they are plants that will flower in the future) from all around the yard into a cut out tire and placed the new container at the entrance to the backyard for hopeful aesthetic affect.

The finished effect looks beautiful. I would have a picture, but the camera died before I could upload all of the photos.

The plan is to advertise to the surrounding neighborhood that in a few weeks, we will have a planting workshop. Whoever would like a 4 X 10 plot is welcome until the run out to join the workshop and plant vegetables in ready land.

From the planting party two weeks ago, most people’s seedlings are thriving. A few random species have come into ruin however. My medicinal Borage and Brussel sprouts are strong and green. A few thyme plants have unfurled their delicate bodies into the warming air. From what I hear Ryan’s Mustard Greens are growing like weeds; the perfect green for sure growth.

On a different note: Ben and I climbed until we were mentally unable to do so today. First however, I made a short video to show one of my 10th grade classes who are curiously intrigued by my rock climbing. What am I saying, everything about my life attracts them-noted in the question from Friday, “So Ms. Cunningham, did you see that guy again?” I talk to them too much.

This V1 route was the first I began working on and is the first V1 I have completed. Looks easier than it actually is for me. The title “Heath Ledger Lives On.” Cute.

Reluctant to give up the beauty of the daylight so early, I picked up a muffin and a coffee with 2 out of 5 of my last dollars until payday Monday. My muffin and I and an intriguing book named Solo (one that I initially did not like because of the first feminist chapters, but have come to life with the dying away of that attitude in later chapters) camped out under a tree on the square. With the tree blocking the cool wind, and my body in full sunshine, I lived some more of my life.

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