The carving’s been a little slow of late. With the change in the weather, I’ve been out in the yard cutting the grass, tending the garden, and prepping the foundation for a new shed.

There’s also been a family visit or two and a lot of deep-down work; the kind that – from the outside – looks like resting, or even goofing off, but none the less still takes its toll and earns the sheer exhaustion that often accompanies it.

So far there’s romaine lettuce, Swiss chard, and kale in the ground. Spirit willing, tomorrow I plan to knock together the tomato and cucumber trellises. I’m thinking I’ll also plant a few peppers and some zucchini when it’s time.

There’s a whole list of projects, and some of them have been simmering for a while, but it’s going to feel good to finally get at them…