  My day did not start off well at all. I woke up and had quite a few little chores that needed to be handled in the garden. First, I had to fix my littlest bird feeder. The big fat pigeons probably knocked it down. The roof was broken so I had to glue that back together. Finally, the bird feeder is back up.
I found out about snapon hose connections yesterday and found some while we were on a garage sale hunt. So, I connected those and discovered that everything leaked...duh! No washers, so it was back to screwing and unscrewing everything again. But it was well worth it! I turned on the mister for the birdbath and a cardinal came to play in the mist for a while. Those two jobs were the highlight of my day.
My next job was painting the potting bench I ran across yesterday. The paint looked horrible. You could see every brushstroke. So, I went with it and turned it into a whitewashed fence look. It turned out pretty cute after all. I think I'm going to decoupage the seed packages to it for a country garden feel.
I also had to move the firewood pile to a new location since I am creating a gardening activity area in the old spot. I decided on how I wanted it done and I had 90% of it moved when my husband came out and before he thought, he said, "that looks pretty tacky there". I burst into tears! Have you ever moved a woodpile? It is NO fun at all, and I couldn't handle the thought of moving it again. When I had explained how well thought out my decision was about the new location, he agreed and he felt very badly about upsetting me.
My next job was the compost. I have just been piling my compost ingredients in one spot on the ground, but some things had a tendency to fly around the yard. I purchased some hardware cloth (square chickenwire type metal fencing) yesterday, but I didn't read the package right and only had about four feet. How do you make a compost bin with four feet of fence? My husband had purchased these metal posts for it that have hooks on the side. I have no idea what they are called, but anyway.
I had to pound them into the ground with a hammer since I couldn't find the mallet and then I got frustrated that I couldn't get the fencing to stay attached to the post and at one point, I tripped over a sticker vine and fell flat on my rear end. I was so frustrated! Finally, I managed to get it to look something like a three-sided compost bin and decided to leave it until I could figure out what I was doing wrong. Well, about that time the thermometer was reading 91 and I was exhausted, so I went in for a shower ready to call it quits. Then I got the call! My crepe myrtle was in!
Yea! It is so pretty. I put it in the shade and I'm just about to go out and plant it. My son dug the hole for me after he had finished mowing. (Yea, a couple less chores to do!). I will need to weedeat and edge tomorrow, but I don't mind that.
I don't mind mowing either, but it has been a rough day! Also, when I mow, I do it VERY early in the morning. He sleeps until the temps go up and THEN he mows. What is he thinking? I guess he's thinking he's 19. I think that's it for me today.
Here's hoping to a more productive day tomorrow! 
