Before we knew it the job of building a new path to the garden was done. The last step was to compact the gravel with a hand-roller filled with water. The path will stay this way until next year or until I decide what to spread on the surface. I’m not sure if I want tiny pebbles or something else, maybe it will stay just as it is.
Next I need to finish spreading wood chips along to edges to keep the weeds in check. My original pile made from the dead Cottonwood tree is nearly gone and I’m looking for a new source for chips.
It is time to get back to the easel and paint and concentrate my spare time planting the vegetable garden. In Alaska we have a small window of time to plant, it all happens around the Memorial Day weekend. I’m hardening off the starts now and planted seeds in the raised beds last week. I enjoy working in the yard, it leaves me satisfied and content.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist
