Working on it

Here is the state of our yard as of this past weekend. The grass is cut, mostly. All that remains is the trimming along the garden path and a strip about a meter wide on the north side of the fence. This is the first view of the whole yard since we had three trees removed. The two apples came down last fall. They stood a few feet to the left of where those two log piles are.

Looking east across the yard on Easter Monday 2020. Our two remaining apple trees are in bloom. The "South 40" is to the right of the garden path, the "West 40" is to the left, and the "North 40" is to the left of the house toward the back of the photo.

The third tree came down in February. It was a very tall cedar. The stump is visible in the middle left. We put a white rectangular planter box on it for the time being. Removing that tree (which was too close to the house) opened up that section of the yard to more light and air. I really like the way it feels, and the view from the den window is much improved.

And we have sprouts! One of the three pots of basil has germinated, as have two tomato seeds (it's a start), and the zukes. No sign of peas or beans yet. It's still early.