The end of the spring term is tantalizingly close, just a few days away. So very very close, almost done, almost done. I should be grading right now, but I’m almost done, almost…. I’m not quite sure what it is about this term for me, but teaching has been even more this short (7.5 weeks) spring semester than usual. But almost, almost…..
Anyway, while I should be grading right now (and I will be grading a batch of things for English 444 tomorrow no matter what because I have to get ready for the next waves for both 444 and English 121 on Monday and Tuesday), circumstances got in the way today, including some gardening and “running” with Will, and now we’re off to a function in about an hour. So I thought I’d post some pictures and such about my garden and yard instead.
It has been unusually cold and web this spring, so stuff has gotten in late and hasn’t really taken off yet, so there’s a lot of doubt about tomatoes and basil and the like. At one point, I had planned on planting an even bigger squarefoot garden in this season up on the frontyard, which is the only spot that gets enough sun to really grow vegetables. Even though my mother think that its tacky to grow produce in one’s front yard, it does happen around here quite a bit. Still, it would have been a lot of effort and I’m glad I didn’t do it. Maybe next year.
Oh, I’ve also included a few pictures of the robins next door. This is in my neighbor’s tree, but it was probably closer to our house than to theirs, and the way that our windows look out by our fireplace made for fine nest viewing. Here’s a link to the feeding action. And that was just a few days ago– they’re all gone now. Those kids do leave the nest before you even realize it.