THE SPROUT

I spent most of Sunday on the couch, recovering from a whirlwind Saturday that began with a 5 am yard sale and ended with getting home from a Cinco (nuevo?) de Mayo party at 11 pm.

Around 3 pm yesterday when I finally went outside to see the sun, I also saw the first signs of life from my plants. The morning glories, practically overnight had sprouted and grown to 1.5 inches. The corn was nearly a centimeter above the dirt, and the shasta daisies and lettuce had little discernible sprouts.

I stood around half-asleep as Plus One cleaned out years of dead leaves and twigs from the corners of the yard. There is just something OCD about me and cleanliness and I didn't feel like I could really enjoy my garden with all of that death hanging around.

He tried to open the water line in the basement to the outside and found that there's a leak that results in sprinkler system action inside the basement. Thankfully, he enjoys fixing things with which I'd rather not be bothered. For now the water will have to be transported from the kitchen or bathroom to the backyard.

We're headed back to Walmart today for a long list of household items and hoping to get some more pots to transplant whatever succeeds.