A Break From Winter Doldrums

I don’t know about you but I’m definitely getting the itch to be outdoors and play in the garden.  Most years I wait until the end of May when we can safely plant to start flower seeds and end up with a planter by the door doing much of nothing for a good part of the summer.  Up close you can see the flowers growing but it’s nothing to view from a short distance.  Today I am taking steps to remedy that problem.

I have been saving all the paint cans from projects and started with this little black one.  First off it really bothers me that our paint cans are being made from plastic, so I need to find ways to re-purpose them rather than trying to see if they can be recycled. Even if they could be recycled it is my understanding that plastic can only be recycled once.

I still had a small amount of potting soil left from last summer, just enough to fill this can and start some seeds.  Why by a planter when there are plenty of items that can be turned into planters.  I could pretty up the can, but I’ll save that for another day when I’m more crafty than today.

I get brilliant morning sun in my front window, okay the only window.  I set the container there to absorb the heat that radiates in.

My son, his wife and daughter all have the stomach bug that’s going around. It’s lasted long enough and wearing everyone down so they headed to the doctor. Since my grandson is feeling better I was asked to watch him.

This was him only a few days ago, the normally energetic little one wouldn’t leave the couch and slept most of the day and night when not running for his bucket or the bathroom.

He walked in the door and showed me his hand.  He informed we we shouldn’t throw things out, and asked what we could make with this.

I didn’t have much time for crafting today, but we needed to refill the bird feeder. Carefully filling the bottle with birdseed he could then pour into the feeder satisfied him for today.

My grandson didn’t arrive alone, I was asked if I could watch the newest member of the family as well.  I was glad to. Meet Zakk

Zakk is a 3 month old Golden Retriever.  He joined the family this past Wednesday and you can see from this picture he is already doing his job.  He was intent on watching ever move my grandson made, not allowing him out of his site.

While outside a neighbor came home and shared with me that her parents are keeping her dog, the same breed until her sporting season is completed at the university then he will be joining her here and she was happy to know her dog would have someone to play with in the field.

Of course a boy is never without his dog.  While trying to recover a ball that rolled under my bed Zakk whined then followed his boy.

It felt good to be outside again, even if it is still a little nippy with a high of only 34F.   Now back to work.

Has it warmed enough where you are to be able to spend some more time outside?  Are you getting seedlings started? Oh, and any suggestions for what to do with his water bottle?