DIRT

OK, so why am I getting so excited about dirt?  I mean haven't I always known where dirt comes from?  It is the breakdown of organic materials over a long period of time.  I learned about nursing logs when I was in grade school.  A tree roots itself in a downed log and the log breaks down and as it does it feeds the baby sapling.  It is the circle of life and all that. 

But dirt!  Free dirt!  Free composted stuff!  That is so cool!  I came home early today, well because I could.  And I started to mow the lawn.  The rain got too serious, so I had to stop that.  I looked around for something else to do.  So I started trying to get all the branches and stuff off the roof of our shed.  It has been a tough winter and we are still trying to dig ourselves out.  Well, over the head work is hard to do for a long time.  So I started moving some branches into a pile...you know, cleaning up a bit.  And I found...another completely finished compost heap!  Wow!  I decided not to use the contents, but instead to seed another pile and add some of it to my already started pile.  SO, now I have two piles going.  Two compost piles and two worm bins.  Lots of compost making! 

Dinner's ready.  Have a nice evening!!