Off my duff

I had two days off this week -- Thursday and Friday -- as comp for working four hours on Sunday, and working today (Saturday), and I could very well have spent them playing Sims 2 all day long. I know because I've spent days off that way. But in April, with nice weather, even I can get motivated to do something outside. Plus I was expecting a houseguest (which ended up getting called off), so there was house stuff to do too.

The cool thing was, we ordered some rocks. One hundred dollars worth of limestone (two pieces too big to lift, so I'm calling them boulders, although they're pretty small boulders) and granite (nine pieces, all liftable).

I thought I knew where I wanted one of the boulders, and the more I looked at it, the more sure I was. I decided to prepare it for the installation of the boulder on Thursday, and also started planning the planting. I probably should have conditioned the soil with peat moss and topsoil, but decided to try it with native soil instead.

After the boulder was set in place yesterday, I transplanted two hosta, a Japanese spurge, a bit of dianthus (I'm not sure if will get enough sun, but what the heck), and today finished up with one more hosta, a goldenstar, and a ragged robin I bought yesterday. All in a triangle no more than five feet to the side. I only hope the dogs and step-grandkids stay out of it.