Plowing the back forty (square feet)

I put in the garden today, weeding an infinite number of weeds in a light mist of rain before planting sungold cherry tomatoes, chocolate cherokees, five basil plants, and parsley. (The mint from two years ago is doing just fine, thanks, despite its encounter with a lawnmower earlier this spring.) I marked the height of the little tomatoes on their bamboo supports with a Sharpie, so we can watch them grow.

It feels honest to work with my hands in the dirt. I wound up pleasantly muddy, and met a wide selection of worms and ladybugs.