I have to say, I had no idea how big my yard was until I decided I could sheet mulch the big area in one day. I have not finished, but what I did put down yesterday wiped me out. I had a few hours off from it to run some errands with David and then went back to it. By the time I was done with everything, I was a zombie and went to bed. Still, it feels good to accomplish as much as I did. And my lesson in this is simply that size is all relative. If someone else had done it for me, I’m sure I would feel my yard was a reasonable Bay Area size, and absolutely fine for us, but small compared to what we had in Ohio. But working on it myself, I feel every day that there are so many different areas that need addressing, and that the work is unending. Yesterday (and even still today) it felt huge. All the cardboard boxes we had have gone to this one area. Additionally, out of the 65 packages of mulch we purchased most are gone and the rest will be needed to deepen this area. That’s okay. One step at a time here, one area at a time.
For today then, I did basic chores in the morning: grocery store, post office, returning some items to a friend, picking up a couple plants at Lowe's. And then I really needed a break from everything task oriented. So I spent the rest of this afternoon at Markham park, looking at the flowers. I love this park, and go there often to walk. Today was different: I took the time to look at the flowers and to truly appreciate them. It was renewing, relaxing, and truly wonderful.
Pictures:
beginning to lay the cardboard:
Mulch added:
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