My First Day Off

Adding Color to My Yard
After multiple trips out of town and working several evenings to catch up on things, I finally convinced my boss that I desperately needed some time off. After my trips, I have so much comp time built up, I barely had to use my vacation time. So now, I'm off for the next two weeks and not really planning a trip to anywhere except maybe my hometown for a couple of days.

On my personal list of things to do, I got the first one done today -- work on the yard. A coworker once said of my yard, "It's nice, but it needs color." Most of the plants in my yard are shades of green, not my doing, but the previous owner's. So after going to two greenhouses, buying multiple plants, 480 lbs of fresh soil, and 11 border blocks, I spent several hours getting the yard in order, including trimming the hedges and mowing the yard.

I'm beat. I like the yard, but everything still looks a bit messy, so a touch up might be needed. It is good to have the first on the list done.