sometimes you just gotta pick up the shovel and DIG.

and thats what i did. today. with jack and josephine on the sidelines, playing. the longer days are blessings when there is work to be done. a great deal of work. not just any work. handwork. my efforts in finding someone with a tractor failed. and the ground is not going to reveal itself on it's own, so i went for it. and blisters, broken pokey things sticking up from the ground, cranky children, or 80 degree weather on March 13 in TN IS NOT GOING TO STOP ME. and the work has only begun...did i say that twice?

Luckily, the lower field was drawn out the year before, so visually i could see how to begin. i managed to *cut out* 7 of the 15 intended plots [for one side of the lower field] using the double dig method in about 30 minutes or so. The plots are approximately 3-4 feet wide and more than 8 feet long. after all the plots are finished [on one side of the lower field], a second round of hoeing and raking is needed. Then on to the other side of the lower field. This area of the farm stays about 10 degrees cooler, so perfect for spring and fall crops...looking forward to getting the seeds in...