Plants and Wigglers

The peas are climbing.
The dogwood is finally blooming.

This morning we went to the first farmer's market of the season.

We found garlic, fresh bread, two kinds of specialty cheese, hazelnuts,

asparagus, apples, and even a artsy switchplate cover for the downstairs

family room. We had a chance to chat with our favorite farmers

and then grab coffee at our favorite organic coffee shop.

After putting the goodies away, we traveled into soggy Seattle

to visit the Tilth's annual edible plant sale where avid home gardeners

can find unusual and heirloom varieties of herbs and veggies.

We found zebra-striped green tomotoes, grape tomatoes,

three kinds of squash, pineapple sage, sweet basil, summer savory,

curly parsley, chocolate peppers, sweet-hot peppers, and spearmint.

Our final journey of the day took us to Seattle for worm bin and chick supplies.

I'm drilling.
David is cutting.
And the worms are wiggling in their new permanent worm bin,

complete with drainage spigot and louvered air vents.

The chicken coop, unfortunately, did not get built

as David and I are having (ahem) creative differences as to the design.

Apparently, I favor a penthouse model,

and I think he favors the tarp-wide-open-to-predation model.

I'm guessing the final design will lie somewhere between the two.

We'll have to decide soon as the chicks are arriving next week!

(Uncle Mel, what does your design look like?)

Good news! Mom and Sharon are making a brief cruise ship stop in Seattle in a

couple of weeks. We're going to meet up at Pike Place Market for lunch and browsing.