aithne | digging in the dirt

After this afternoon's wardrobe malfunction, I moped and watched TV for a little bit, then decided to do something productive with my day.

Hmmm, what to do, what to do? I know! Garden!

I hied myself to two nurseries, discovered that it's too late to buy either lilacs or hydrangeas, but did find some ground cover, a ceanothus for under the pictture window (it should get to only about 3 feet tall, so no obscuring the window, yay!), a coule of interesting basils on sale, rosemary, and lavender. My vision for the side bed is a lavender bed, since lavender's drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant, it should like that spot just fine. And I like lavender, a lot.

And...i now have a vision for the backyard, plant-wise. Not a clue if I'll be able to make it happen, but we'll see. (Let's just say that it may well involve some thornless climbing roses.)

Anyway, all of the plants but one are planted, and I need to find an actual pot for that one, since it'll need to be brought inside over the winter. I did a couple of other needed outside-y things, like putting the canopy on the swing. Then, once it cools down a little, I'll give the kitchen a good cleaning and the rest of the house a picking-up, do my laundry, and maybe watch a DVD and veg a bit or write some. ah, yes, my exciting life. :)

Edit: Aww, guess what Esme brought me? A garter snake! Just what I always wanted! Alive, too.

(I actually am very fond of snakes, and spent a minute petting this one before setting it free. I keep thinking about keeping one f the ones Esme and Greebo bring back, but then I realize I live with a South African and that is Just Not Happening.)