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lighter:
Moss very happy with all the rain... and the rain is soft, and consistent today. 

I've given up on moss yard, at least in the front of the house.  There are now beautiful ,more or less concentric, circles around the large old oak trees, with thick moss mixed together to form interesting "features" around every tree in the front. 

I plan to put stone circles around each tree on the trail, as they meander down either side in a pleasing way.  Have to get more stones, and that's not on list of priorities.

The Most of the front yard is covered in fallen leaf debris, and doesn't stay put.  It gets blown, and washed away... very frustrating.  Yesterday I trimmed the Hemlocks, and used those branches to pin groundcover in place after hauling wheelbarrow after wb to fill spaces back up.  I love the word Hemlock.... love the word Moss.   Hemlocks smell nice too.

I'm carving out areas of perfect moss under the leaf layer, and building up areas, filling in, and finishing up at the road around the meters, where the first stone circle is.... the water company dug up all the moss around the meters to fix a leak, and it was gravel and pine straw for months.  Not pretty.  Absolutely magical now. 

I bought a couple dark blue men's shirts to garden in.... I dislike ruining the pristine light blue and white ones I covet.   Goodwill rocks, and always has lovely cotton shirts when I'm looking.

If  I think ahead, choose proper clothing, use the right tools, and sit on the foam mats for weeding there's more pleasure in yard care.

I don't want to end up bug bit, and rashy (this year,) bc I didn't think ahead. 

So far only a few knats.  No mosquitos yet. 

Will think about the area around the mail box this year.  It's a little creek when it rains.  Thinking about making it a dry creek bed, and enlarging the leaf island, with a strip of moss along the driveway.  Will see.

Lighter

Twoapenny:
It sounds lovely, Lighter, and I'm glad you're enjoying working out there.  Having the right kit/clothes/insect repellent helps so much!  Lovely to have a project like that that will keep growing and evolving (even when people are digging things up to fix things!) xx

Hopalong:
Lighter it sounds beautiful. And healthy for body, mind and soul.

Get muddy for me, please.

Spring rain is actually my favorite weather of all weathers!

Hugs
Hops

lighter:
Tupp and Hops:

I DID get muddy yesterday digging a fairly deep trench for dry creek bed running over my property at the mailbox.

2 tons of 3 - 5 inch stones were dumped on the 3 layers of weed blocking cloth installed over a thick layer of Hemlock branches... hopefully will keep things from sinking too far into mud.

So, lots of digging.  Lots of dumping wheelbarrows of dirt bearing healthy long grass blades... not sure what to do with it, but it's in the leaf bed between the properties now.

All rocks are heaped, rather neatly, where they landed, and I'm keen to get started arranging them.

Yes, Hops... good for mind, body and spirit.  I feel amazing when I accomplish something you can SEE and enjoy in one good go.  Lots taking shape in the yard just now.

Tupp, the knats were hounding me yesterday, so I broke out the deet.  Not sure how bad that is for me, but I have to weigh it out with work breaking into hysterical swatting sessions when a bug dives for my nose or eyes... can't take that.

::shaking head::.

Lighter

Meh:
Goodwill does rock. It's really fun to check out their vintage decor and think about how it might be re-purposed.

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