Planted the 10 trees from the National Arbor Day Foundation -- finally -- after storing them too long in the fridge. They are in the ground and we've mulched them and we're watering them, and it may be a little time before we know if they have survived. They came color-coded (the 'trunks' had been spray-painted), and while we were digging and planting we had 'misplaced' the color key (it was on the front of the fridge), so we jotted down a record of the colors as we saw them, to relate to the key when it might turn up. One of the little twiglike saplings had no discernible color, so we jotted "no discernible color." Sure enough, at the bottom of the key, we found listed "American Redbud -- No paint."

The compost seems to be doing well. By the end of the season I'll probably have to extend the sidewalls upward another 4 inches.

We've been enjoying fresh basil, parsley, thyme, and oregano A LOT.

And this, copied from squirrelsonmarshandjohnsdeck.blognuts.com:

"Dey tipped nutty feed'n'seed into dat wood bin ting wiv da lid, 'n'dang if it were jest a bit empty when Zach'n'Viv did dey's "dere's green fruit, dig?" 'n'we snipped 'em, 'n'et 'em on da top of da rail. Dose bipeds ain't gett'n no red ripes, dat's certain.

Listening to: Alvin and the Chipmunks."