I'm a voyeur in my own backyard. Here in my hammock, the birds and squirrels think I'm part of the scenery.

It's hard to keep up with writing now that we're in the midst of Springtime and there's so much to do in the garden. That's mainly what's kept me away. In a week or two everything will be in place and I'll have more leisure time. Right? Well, we'll see.

It was supposed to be a rainy weekend, but it's been beautiful! I went to Border's after work yesterday, then went looking for annuals and a certain hard to find tomato cage. Not the standard round metal kind, but a three sided green coated one. I'm trying to design some sort of squirrel-proof fence for my potted tomato plants. Anyone remember how the squirrels stole all my green tomatoes last year and half buried them around my yard? I really want to grow tomatoes on my deck, so I'm going to try to outsmart the squirrels. Is that possible? Anyway, I came home and finished mulching the big garden. I had a delicious Lean Cuisine dinner and then went for a long walk. It was a good day with lots of outdoor time.

I met Kit this morning at Panera's for coffee...without my laptop. I think that's a first. I went to my parent's house afterwards for a visit, and took my mother to McDonald's for breakfast. I went to Lowe's and Home Depot looking for my tomato cage but no luck. On my way home I stopped at K-Mart and finally, I found what I was looking for. Yes! My plan is to join 3 cages and cover them with chicken wire. And make a removable lid. It does seem like a lot of work for two plants. I'll run this all by my neighbor Kelly. She'll know if it's a good idea.

I planted some annuals when I got home, and trenched another garden. That's it for work today, and it's only 3:30. It's so pleasant here on my hammock. The sunlight is dappled through the trees. The chimes are singing. Two pairs of cardinals just put on a show right in front of me. Two females were fighting and one of the males was trying to break it up. A squirrel is about four yards from me on his hind legs, looking around. A pair of morning doves are hanging out on the deck edge, and the feeders are covered with goldfinches, house finches, cowbirds, and redwinged-blackbirds. To see a hummingbird on my new feeder would really make my day.

Anyway, that's my update. I hope it feels like Spring in your neck of the woods and that it's been a good weekend.